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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 (341)
family name
  • Equisetaceae
Image Author: ©2002 Chad Husby
Image License: CC BY-NC-ND
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Category: Fern-like Plants
Fern Category: Horsetail
Plant Observed All Year

How Likely at this Location (48%)
Name Match (100%)
Plant Showiness (27%)
base map where plant found
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Riparian
Wetland
Grassland
Disturbed
grid lines base