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Equisetum variegatum, commonly known as variegated horsetail [1] or variegated scouring rush, is a species of vascular plant in the horsetail family Equisetaceae. It is native to the Northern Hemisphere where it has a circumpolar distribution. Description. It is a variable species with several ecotypes, some of which are distinct subspecies.
- E. variegatum
- Equisetum
They are perennial plants, herbaceous and dying back in winter as most temperate species, or evergreen as most tropical species and the temperate species E. hyemale (rough horsetail), E. ramosissimum (branched horsetail), E. scirpoides (dwarf horsetail) and E. variegatum (variegated horsetail).
- Polypodiopsida
- Equisetum, L.
In horsetail. Variegated horsetail (E. variegatum) is evergreen and has black markings on the sheaths. Common scouring rush (E. hyemale), occurring in moist woods and on riverbanks, reaches well over a metre in height. The evergreen shoots often were used for scouring pots and pans in earlier…
30 de nov. de 2020 · Equisetaceae. Living horsetails. Genus. Equisetum. From equus, horse; and seta, bristle. Species. variegatum. About plant names... Variegated scouring-rush is variegated because of its black-and-white sheaths , which look quite distinctive compared to other horsetails.
Variegated horsetail ( E. variegatum) is evergreen and has black markings on the sheaths. Common scouring rush ( E. hyemale ), occurring in moist woods and on riverbanks, reaches well over a metre in height. The evergreen shoots often were used for scouring pots and pans in earlier times.
Equisetum variegatum; The Variegated Horsetail is very common. It grows almost everywhere on Iceland, except for the glaciers. It can be distinguished from other (more or less unbranched-) horsetails by angled stems with dentated sheaths (5-8) with conspicuous membrane fringes and the pointed top of the sporangium.
Scientific Name. Equisetum variegatum. Common Name. variegated horsetail. variegated scouring-rush. variegated scouringrush. Kingdom. Plantae. Location in Taxonomic Tree.
