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Equisetum telmateia

giant horsetail
Family: Equisetaceae • Genus: Equisetum • Region: TEMPERATE ASIA: Iran, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia (Ciscaucasia), Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russian Federation (Dagestan) NORTHERN AMERICA: United States (Alaska, Oregon, Washington, California), Canada (British Columbia) EUROPE: Denmark, United Kingdom, Ireland, Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Lithuania, Latvia, Moldova, Russian Federation (Volgogradskaja oblast), Ukraine (incl. Krym), Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Croatia, Italy, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, France, Portugal AFRICA: Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia

Summary: Equisetum telmateia (giant horsetail) is a plant in the Equisetaceae family. Verdica documents 0 traditional uses, 0 phytochemical compounds, and 0 herb-drug interactions for this species.

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About Equisetum telmateia

Equisetum species - horsetail family are Creeping, perenial, Branching rootstocks, rooted at the nodes. The Arial stems may be annual or Perennial, are cylindrical, fluted, simple or with whorled branches at the jointed nodes. The internodes are usually hollow. The Surfaces of the stems are covered with Silica. The Cones are terminal.

Care Information

SunlightFull sun
WateringModerate — keep soil moist
SoilMoist
Hardiness ZoneUSDA 5-9

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