Equisetum variegatum

Schleich. ex F.Weber & D.Mohr (1807)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Pteridophyta Class/Clade: Polypodiopsida Order: Equisetales Family: Equisetaceae Genus: Equisetum

Description

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Historical Distribution

Synonyms (51)

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation

Dispersal Agents

Water/Ocean
Wind

Vegetative Reproduction

Bibliography

Name Published In: Bot. Taschenb.: 60, 447 (1807)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Equisetum variegatum Star Market, Honolulu, King St. at University Preserved_Specimen clumping plant less than 12 tall. Stems medium green, nodes gray-brown Staples, G.W. 718 Oahu BISH 1990-12-03
2 Equisetum variegatum Lihue, Wal-Mart Preserved_Specimen herb with erect stems; spreading by rhizomes; stems medium green; nodes dark green; cones pale green to whitish-green. Flynn, T.W. 6796 Kauai BISH 2001-03-26
3 Equisetum variegatum Star Market, Honolulu, King St. at University Preserved_Specimen densely clump-forming, proliferating by underground rhizomes. Aerial stems straight, up to 6 tall, medium green. Strobili pale green drying grayish; spores viable Staples, G.W. 752 Oahu BISH 1991-07-19