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Equisetum arvense

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Equisetum arvense

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Also known as horsetail, field horsetail, common horsetail

species of plant

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Equisetum arvense, commonly known as field horsetail, is a species of perennial, herbaceous plant within the family Equisetaceae. It belongs to the order Equisetales and the class Polypodiopsida in the phylum Tracheophyta. The taxon is classified under the kingdom Plantae and is accepted as a valid species with the authority L. It is also referred to by the short name E. arvense.

The plant is native to regions including Afghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, the Aleutian Islands, Altay, Amur, Arizona, Arkansas, Austria, and the Azores. It has been introduced to Bolivia, New South Wales, and Victoria. Records indicate its presence in Beijing, China, Shanghai, and Fujian. The species inhabits brackish and freshwater environments.

Equisetum arvense is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, a status assigned in 2017. It has uses as a medicinal plant, fodder, and insecticide. The taxon has been documented in numerous scientific records and observations across various institutions and countries, including the United States, Sweden, and Canada.

Synthesized by Vinony from 53 facts across 9 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, iNaturalist, Gbif Occ, IUCN Red List, Plants of the World, iDigBio, WoRMS, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Species

Least Concern

field horsetail

Equisetum arvense

SPECIES

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassPolypodiopsida
  4. OrderEquisetales
  5. FamilyEquisetaceae
Habitatbrackish, freshwater
Native toAfghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Altay, Amur, Arizona, Arkansas, Austria, Azores
Observations104,216
Observations recorded936,017

二名法 Equisetum arvenseL. 问荆（学名：Equisetum arvense），又名杉菜，为木贼科木贼属下的一个种。 形态 多年生草本。暗褐色或黑色的根茎很长，有节，匍匐生根。淡褐色的孢子囊茎，无叶绿素；绿色的营养茎有分枝，直立，下部光滑，上部有微小的疣状突起。厚膜质漏斗状叶鞘。 参考文献 问荆 Equisetum arvense L.. 中国植物物种名录（CPNI）. 中国植物物种信息数据库. [2013-1-18]. （原始内容存档于2016-03-05）. 请检查|access-date=中的日期值 (帮助) 扩展阅读 維基物種中有關问荆的數據 这是一篇與蕨類植物相關的小作品。你可以通过编辑或修订扩充其内容。 查 论 编 取自“https://zh.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=问荆&oldid=50643457” 分类： IUCN无危物种 木贼属 隐藏分类： 调用重复模板参数的页面 TaxoboxLatinName 本地相关图片与维基数据不同 含有拉丁語的條目 引文格式1错误：日期 WikispeciesLatinName 全部小作品 蕨類植物小作品

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
28,884
With media
25,933
Family
Equisetaceae
Collections
BRIT, MU, UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS, CAS
Recorded in
United States, Sweden, Canada
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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Subclass of
herbaceous plant
Parent taxon
Equisetum
Image
Equisetum arvense nf.jpg
Has use
insecticide
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taxon name
Equisetum arvense
Commons category
Equisetum arvense
taxon rank
species
Commons gallery
Equisetum arvense
GRIN URL
npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=400386
IUCN conservation status
Least Concern
taxon range
Tibet Autonomous Region
short name
E. arvense
taxon author citation
(O. F. Müll. ) P. D. Sell
PAEnflowered taxon URL
www.paenflowered.org/apgii/equisetales/equisetaceae/equisetum/equisetum-arvense
taxon common name
njivska preslica
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Encyclopedic overview

Fertile shoot 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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