Equisetum giganteum

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Equisetum giganteum (Southern giant horsetail) is a species of horsetail native to South America and Central America from central Chile east to Brazil and north to southern Mexico.It is one of the largest horsetails growing 2–5 m tall exceeded only by the closely allied E. myriochaetum (which can achieve stem heights of 8 m although such plants rely on surrounding herbage for support).

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binomial authority

Carl Linnaeus

class

Equisetopsida

division

Pteridophyte

family

Equisetaceae

genus

Equisetum

kingdom

Plant

order

Equisetales

synonym

* Equisetum bolivianum Gand., * Equisetum martii Milde, * Equisetum pyramidale Goldm., * Equisetum ramosissimum Desf., * Equisetum ramosissimum Kunth, * Equisetum schaffneri Milde, * Equisetum xylochaetum Mett., * Hippochaete ramosissima (Desf.) Börner