Common name:
Family: Equisetaceae
Synonym(s): <i>Equisetum giganteum</i>
Country of Origin: Quebrada de Tana, Chile
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USDA Zone: 8b-10b
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.
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Classification:
- Division: Ferns
- Class: Polypodiopsida
- SubClass: Equisetopsidae
- Order: Equisetales
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- Family: Equisetaceae
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References:
- The Giant Horsetails
- Musial, Kathy; An Introduction to the Geography, Climate, and Flora of Chile; Pacific Horticulture, October 2011. Accessed 20 March 2015.
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