15,594 observationsLeast Concern
water horsetail
Equisetum fluviatile
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Plantae ›Phylum: Tracheophyta ›Class: Polypodiopsida ›Order: Equisetales ›Family: Equisetaceae ›Genus: Equisetum
About
Equisetum fluviatile, the water horsetail or swamp horsetail, is a vascular plant that commonly grows in dense colonies along freshwater shorelines or in shallow water in ponds, swamps, ditches, and other sluggish or still waters with mud bottoms. It is a perennial herbaceous species, growing 30–100 cm (rarely 140 cm) tall with erect dark green stems 2–8 mm in diameter, smooth, with about 10–30 fine ridges. At each joint, the stem has a whorl of tiny,...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of water horsetail is Equisetum fluviatile.
- The water horsetail has a conservation status of Least Concern.
- water horsetail belongs to the kingdom Plantae.
- water horsetail belongs to the phylum Tracheophyta.
- water horsetail belongs to the class Polypodiopsida.
- water horsetail belongs to the order Equisetales.
- water horsetail belongs to the family Equisetaceae.
- water horsetail belongs to the genus Equisetum.