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Field horsetail or common horsetail

Equisetum arvense

Dangerous to: horses

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Field horsetail or common horsetail

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Equisetum arvense, commonly known as field horsetail or common horsetail, is a species of vascular plant in the horsetail family Equisetaceae. Like all horsetails, it is a type of fern. It is native throughout the arctic and temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. It has two distinct growth forms, a fertile spore-bearing stem and a sterile green stem. It is sometimes confused with mare's tail, Hippuris vulgaris.

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Ecology

How it lives

Propagated by
Seed
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Name
Equisetum arvense
Slug
equisetum-arvense
Kingdom
Plantae
Family
Equisetaceae
Genus
Equisetum
Species
arvense
Wikidata QID
Q107592
Propagule type
seed
Container suitable
No
Indoor suitable
No
OSSI pledged
No
Hazard level
1
Data completeness
43

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