Equisetum ramosissimum
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Subclass: | Equisetidae |
| Order: | Equisetales |
| Family: | Equisetaceae |
| Genus: | Equisetum |
| Subgenus: | E. subg. Hippochaete |
| Species: | E. ramosissimum
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| Equisetum ramosissimum Desf.[1]
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Equisetum ramosissimum Desf., known as branched horsetail,[2] is a species of evergreen horsetail (genus Equisetum, subgenus Hippochaete).[1] It is not the same species as Equisetum ramosissimum Kunth, which is a synonym of Equisetum giganteum.[3]
Botanists today recognize two subspecies. The type subspecies, E. ramosissimum subsp. ramosissimum, is native through much of Asia, Europe, and Africa, with an introduced population in the southeast United States. E. ramosissimum subsp.debile, sometimes treated as the separate species E. debile, is found in southeast Asia and some Pacific islands. The type subspecies has more obvious branching from the aerial stem than subspecies debile.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Equisetum ramosissimum", The Plant List, retrieved 2016-01-05
- ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ "Equisetum giganteum L. – Synonyms", Tropicos, retrieved 2016-01-05
- ^ "Equisetum ramosissimum in Flora of China", Flora of China (eflora), retrieved 2016-12-28
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