Patagonia Wildflowers
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southern giant horsetail
Equisetum giganteum
Equisetum giganteum
southern giant horsetail horsetails
Equisetum giganteum Equisetaceae
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English common name
  •southern giant horsetail
Spanish common names
  •chicote de fraile
  •cola de caballo
  •limpia plata
  •yerba del platero
accepted scientific name
  •Equisetum giganteum L.
rules for finding collection records
  Equisetum giganteum (695)
family name
  • Equisetaceae
Image Author: ©2002 Chad Husby
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Category: Fern-like Plants
Fern Category: Horsetail
Plant Observed All Year

How Likely at this Location (54%)
Name Match (100%)
Plant Showiness (27%)
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Wetland
Disturbed
Sand
Riparian
Grassland
Brush
Aquatic
Salt Marsh
Rocky
Native Plant Status
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