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Rough Horsetail
Rough Horsetail
Equisetum hyemale
Plantae
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Perennial
Size
Small
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Freshwater wetland
Range
North America, Europe, Asia
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Spores
Defense
Armor
Status
Common

About

Rough horsetail, also known as scouring rush, is an evergreen perennial herbaceous pteridophyte native to Eurasia and Greenland. It is a member of the horsetail family Equisetaceae, and is also known as a scouring rush in North America.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Polypodiopsida
Order
Equisetales
Family
Equisetaceae
Genus
Equisetum
Species
Equisetum hyemale