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Accession Data:

Equisetum xylochaetum Mett.

  • subg. Hippochaete

  • Common Name:
  • Family: Equisetaceae Rich. ex DC
  • Synonym(s): Equisetum giganteum

  • Country of Origin: Quebrada de Tana, Chile

  • USDA Zone: 8b-10b

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 200400108
  • Source: Chad Husby - FIU
  • Provenance: Iquique Province, S 19°21'26.2" W 69°56'52.7" Altitude 3231 ft Valley bottom near Panamerican Highway bridge (Puente Tana) Stems reaching 3.8 cm in diameter. Received as E. giganteum, identified as E. xylochaetum by Chad Husby, April 2024.
  • Accession Date: 05-26-2004
  • Bench: 0 - unassigned location
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 0 confirmed on 01-25-2025
  • Restrictions:

    Classification:

    • Division: Ferns
    • Class: Polypodiopsida
    • SubClass: Equisetopsidae
    • Order: Equisetales
    • SubOrder:
    • Family: Equisetaceae
    • SubFamily:
    • Tribe:
    • SubTribe:

    Flowering Data:

    This accession has been observed in bloom on:
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    References (internal):

    • Ferns & Fern Allies
    • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Peru / Chile North

    References (external):

    1. The Giant Horsetails
    2. Musial, Kathy; An Introduction to the Geography, Climate, and Flora of Chile; Pacific Horticulture, October 2011. Accessed 20 March 2015.

    data regenerated on Sat, 25 Jan 2025 09:57:02 -0500 [bcm v4.0]

    Images:

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    • Equisetum giganteum W/C
    • Equisetum hyemale
    • Equisetum laevigatum
    • Equisetum x moorei W/C
    • Equisetum myriochaetum
    • Equisetum pratense W/C
    • Equisetum ramosissimum
    • Equisetum scirpoides
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    • Equisetum telmateia ssp. braunii W/C
    • Equisetum telmateia ssp. telmateia
    • Equisetum variegatum 'Large Form'
    • Equisetum variegatum W/C
    • Equisetum variegatum ssp. alaskanum
    • Equisetum variegatum var. majus W/C
    • Equisetum variegatum var. wilsoni W/C
    • Equisetum xylochaetum W/C
    W/C = Wild Collected
    = indicates flowering in past 14 days
    = images available for this accession
    = map available for this accession
    = accession added within past 90 days
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