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rough horsetail

Equisetum hyemale

Rough horsetail is a tall, green plant that looks like a bunch of thin tubes. It grows in wet places and is very old, dating back millions of years!

Lebensraum: Wetlands

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The rough horsetail has rigid, dark green, hollow stems with distinct black bands at each joint. Its unique segmented appearance and rough, sandpaper-like texture make it easily identifiable, lacking true leaves or showy flowers.

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

Its stems feel like sandpaper because they are packed with tiny glass-like crystals!

People once used these plants like scrubbing brushes to clean pots and pans!

Rough horsetail is an ancient plant, alive when dinosaurs roamed the Earth!

Water can easily flow through its hollow stems, helping it survive in damp places.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Nature's Scrubber

Rough horsetail has a special coating of silica in its stems that makes it tough and helps defend against hungry nibblers.

Fähigkeit

Underground Explorer

This plant has deep underground stems called rhizomes that help it spread widely and survive harsh conditions.

Fähigkeit

Spore Sprinter

Instead of seeds, rough horsetail releases tiny spores that float on the wind to grow new plants far away.

Maße und Details

Höhe
30-150 cm
Ausbreitung
30-100 cm
Essbar
Nein
Giftigkeit
Leicht
Lebenszyklus
Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Wind

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

White-tailed deer

Odocoileus virginianus

Browses stems, especially new shoots.

eaten by

Horsetail aphid

Hyalopteroides humilis

Feeds on sap from its stems.

parasitizes

Horsetail rust

Puccinia equiseti

Grows on its stems, causing rust-like spots.

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Noch keine Alternativnamen vorhanden.

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always look but don't touch wild plants unless you have an adult with you.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von rough horsetail?

30-150 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von rough horsetail?

30-100 cm

Was ist der/die/das essbar von rough horsetail?

Nein

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von rough horsetail?

Leicht

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von rough horsetail?

Mehrjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von rough horsetail?

Wind

Wo findet man rough horsetail normalerweise?

Wetlands

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