The scientific name of horse tail fern is Equisetum hyemale. It is often referred to as scouring rush due to its rough texture.
The oldest species of plant still in existence is believed to be the Horsetail plant (Equisetum). Fossil records suggest that this plant has been around for over 300 million years and has remained relatively unchanged throughout its evolutionary history.
A horsetail is a Vascular plant.
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It's the silica crystals that make horsetail fern (Equisetum hyemale) a scratchy tool.Specifically, the plant forms silica crystals on the cell walls of its stems and branches. The crystals form in response to the drying of the plant's parts. It is the persistence of these crystals in the branches and stems that make the plant a scouring tool, in many places and throughout many time periods.
Equisetum Arvense
Horsetail, also known as Equisetum, is a perennial plant that resembles a small green horsetail with segmented stems. It is commonly found near water sources and has been used in traditional medicine for its diuretic and antioxidant properties. Horsetail is also used in gardening as a natural remedy for controlling pests and promoting plant growth.
The scientific or taxonomic name would be Equisetum palustre.
The scientific or taxonomic name would be Equisetum pratense.
Equisetum arvense (field horsetail) is used medicinally. E. sylvaticum (wood horsetail) is food for horses. E. maximum (river horsetail).It belongs to the Equisetaceae family and is a relative of the fern.
Reliable sources report that equisetum grows rhizomes to depths of six feet, although many anecdotal reports exist for depths of twice this depth or more. If your equisetum has appeared only recently, it will have a fairly shallow root depth, and glyphosate may be effective at the maximum label rate, particularly if applied repeatedly. Glyphosate will have little effect on established equisetum as the plants will have considerable "reserves" in the form of carbohydrates stored in tubers and rhizomes at a greater depth in the soil than a first-season occurrence of the plant. Repeated burning or cutting of horsetail forces its continued growth, eventually exhausting its carbohydrate stores. This process can take years for well-established equisetum stands. Equisetum thrives in wet, acidic, sunny locations. Therefore, applying lime, improving drainage, and applying fertilizer to accelerate the growth of grasses in mixed stands serves as a cultural control. Equisetum does not respond significantly to additional nitrogen, giving grasses an advantage.
There are a number of villages and places called Presles in France. The name seems to come from Latin either for meadow or another rurral setting, but the meaning is obscure today. The common plant "presle", commonly spelled "prêle" and called "queue de rat /queue de renard / queue de cheval" (rat / fox or horse tail) is called Field Horsetail, or Common Horsetail, in English. The scientific name is Equisetum arvense.
A horsetail plant, classified under the genus Equisetum, typically has 216 chromosomes. This high number of chromosomes is a result of repeated genome duplication events in its evolutionary history.
Equisetum giganteum was created in 1759.
Equisetum myriochaetum was created in 1908.
Equisetum thermale was created in 2011.
The scientific name of horse tail fern is Equisetum hyemale. It is often referred to as scouring rush due to its rough texture.