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water horsetail (Equisetum fluviatile)

Equisetum fluviatile is an aquatic horsetail common in shallow water and wetlands. It grows hollow, jointed, usually unbranched stems from rhizomes, bearing blunt spore.

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Synonyms
Equisetum aphyllum (Roth) Baumg.
Equisetum aquaticum Hoppe ex Milde
Equisetum heleocharis Ehrh.
Equisetum lacustre Opiz
Equisetum limosum L.
Equisetum polystachium Brückn.
Equisetum uliginosum Muhl. ex Willd.
Presla limosa (L.) Dulac
Taxonomy
  • kingdomPlantae
  • divisionTracheophyta
  • classPolypodiopsida
  • orderEquisetales
  • familyEquisetaceae
  • genusEquisetum
  • speciesEquisetum fluviatile