86,149 observationsLeast Concern
field horsetail
Equisetum arvense
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Plantae ›Phylum: Tracheophyta ›Class: Polypodiopsida ›Order: Equisetales ›Family: Equisetaceae ›Genus: Equisetum
About
Equisetum arvense, the field horsetail or common horsetail, is an herbaceous perennial horsetail native throughout the arctic and temperate regions of the northern hemisphere. It has separate sterile non-reproductive and fertile spore-bearing stems growing from a perennial underground rhizomatous stem system. The fertile stems are produced in early spring and are non-photosynthetic, while the green sterile stems start to grow after the fertile stems have wilted and persist through the summer until the first autumn frosts....
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of field horsetail is Equisetum arvense.
- field horsetail belongs to the kingdom Plantae.
- field horsetail belongs to the phylum Tracheophyta.
- field horsetail belongs to the class Polypodiopsida.
- field horsetail belongs to the order Equisetales.
- field horsetail belongs to the family Equisetaceae.
- field horsetail belongs to the genus Equisetum.