Equisetum

See also: equisetum

Translingual

Equisetum palustre

Etymology

From Latin equus (“horse”) + saeta (“bristle”).

Proper noun

Equisetum n

A taxonomic genus within the family Equisetaceae – horsetails.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota; Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Streptophytina - subphylum; Embryophyta, Tracheophyta, Euphyllophyta - clades; Polypodiopsida - class; Equisetidae - subclass; Equisetales - order; Equisetaceae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): E. subg. Equisetum, Equisetum. subg. Hippochaete - subgenera
- Equisetum arvense (field horsetail, common horsetail) - type species; Equisetum hyemale (scouring rush, rough horsetail), Equisetum variegatum (variegated horsetail), Equisetum pratense (meadow horsetail, shade horsetail, shady horsetail), Equisetum palustre (swamp horsetail), Equisetum scirpoides (dwarf horsetail), Equisetum telmateia (great horsetail), Equisetum fluviatile (water horsetail), Equisetum sylvaticum (wood horsetail) - selected other species

References

Equisetum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Equisetum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Equisetum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Equisetum at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Equisetum at Encyclopedia of Life
Equisetum at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Equisetum at USDA Plants database
Equisetum at Germplasm Resources Information Network
Equisetum at Tropicos
Equisetum at World Register of Marine Species
Equisetum at The Plant List
Equisetum at Paleobiology Database

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