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Equisetum

any pteridophyte plant of the genus Equisetum, comprising the horsetails. The plant is herbaceous, has rhizomes and a vertical stem with whorls of scale leaves, and is often found growing in water and damp conditions. It is the last living representative of the order Equisetales, members of which, during the time of the dinosaurs, grew as high as trees and were probably a major food source.
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Arbuscular mycorrhizas and dark septate fungi in Lycopodium paniculatum (Lycopodiaceae) and Equisetum bogotense (Equisetaceae) in a Valdivian temperate forest of Patagonia, Argentina.
Micorriza arbuscular, Mucoromycotina y hongos septados oscuros en helechos y licofitas con distribucion en Mexico: una revision global
FERNS Equisetaceae Horsetail Family Equisetum telmateia Ehrh.
A flora of the Ballona wetlands and environs
Apocynaceae 0.05 Bromus inermis Poaceae 0.005 Cakile endentula Brassicaceae 0.005 Calamovilfa longifolia Poaceae 0.35 Campanula rotundifolia Campanulaceae 0.02 Centaurea maculosa Asteraceae 0.02 Cirsium pitcheri Asteraceae 0.05 Elymus canadensis Poaceae 0.005 Equisetum hyemak Equisetaceae 0.01 Euphorbia corollata Euphorbiaceae 0.07 Juniperus horizontalis Cupressaceae 0.10 Liatris sp.
Patterns of trophic-level diversity associated with herbaceous dune vegetation across a primary successional gradient
The plants selected for the study of the inhibitory effect on [alpha]-amylase activity are Equisetum arvense (Equisetaceae), Matricaria pubescens (Asteraceae), Oudneya africana (Brassicaceae), Salvia officinalis (Lamiaceae), Thapsia garganica (Ombellifereae), and Cistus whose type has not been determined.
Twenty traditional Algerian plants used in diabetes therapy as strong inhibitors of [alpha]-amylase activity
These include Cyatheaceae (tree ferns), Equisetaceae (scouring rushes and horsetails), Hymenophyllaceae (ferns that grow as epiphytes on trees), and Selaginellaceae (forest floor ferns).
Phytoliths as emerging taxonomic tools for identification of plants: an overview
Finally, the family Equisetaceae consists of the living genus Equisetum as well as other extinct herbaceous sphenopsids resembling Equisetum.
Biology and functional ecology of Equisetum with emphasis on the giant horsetails
tiziad Equisetaceae 235 Equisetum ramosissimum Desf.
Floristic analysis of Marmoucha's plant diversity (Middle Atlas, Morocco)/Analisis floristico de la diversidad vegetal de Marmoucha (Atlas Medio, Marruecos)
Sore throat, stomach problems, Bush sedum cough and healing EQUISETACEAE Equisetum sp.
Folk medicine in Mandaguacu municipality, Parana State: an ethnobotanical approach/Medicina popular em Mandaguacu, Estado do Parana: uma abordagem etnobotanica
Characeae N SPHENOPSIDA Equisetum bogotense Equisetaceae N Kunth FILICOPSIDA Blechnum penna-marina Blechnaceae N (Poir.) Kuhn Isoetes savatieri Franch.
Macrophytes assemblages in mountain lakes of Huerquehue National Park (39[degrees]S, Araucania Region, Chile)/Ensambles de macrofitas en lagos de montana del Parque Nacional Huerquehue (39[grados]S, Region de la Araucania, Chile
Collection Species Site(s) Flora PHYLUM LYCOPODIOPHYTA SELAGINELLACEAE (Spike-Moss Family) Selaginella rupestris (L.) Spring X PHYLUM EQUISETOPHYTA EQUISETACEAE (Horsetail Family) Equisetum arvense L.
The vascular flora of Brown County, Nebraska
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