Accession Data

Equisetum xylochaetum

Family: Equisetaceae

Synonym(s): Equisetum giganteum

Country of Origin: Quebrada de Tana, Chile

Accession Data

USDA Zone: 8b-10b

Accession #: 200400108

Accession Date: 2004-05-26 00:00:00

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 3108

Quantity: 1

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.

Classification

Division: Ferns

Class: Polypodiopsida

Subclass: Equisetopsidae

Order: Equisetales

Family: Equisetaceae

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
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References

  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.

Images

Equisetum xylochaetum