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Equisetum praealtum

Raf. (1817)

This name is accepted

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

Description

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Synonyms (40)

Equisetum affine (Engelm. ex Rydb) Rydb. (1917)
Equisetum californicum (Milde) G.N.Jones (1939)
Equisetum californicum f. herbaceum (A.A.Eaton) M.Broun (1938)
Equisetum hyemale f. polystachyum Prag. ex A.A.Eaton (1901)
Equisetum hyemale f. pumilum (A.A.Eaton) Scoggan (1978)
Equisetum hyemale f. ramosum A.A.Eaton (1903)
Equisetum hyemale subsp. affine (Engelm.) Calder & Roy L.Taylor (1965)
Equisetum hyemale var. affine (Engelm.) A.A.Eaton (1903)
Equisetum hyemale var. californicum Milde (1862)
Equisetum hyemale var. drummondii (Milde) A.A.Eaton (1903)
Equisetum hyemale var. elatum (Engelm.) C.V.Morton (1951)
Equisetum hyemale var. herbaceum A.A.Eaton (1903)
Equisetum hyemale var. intermedium A.A.Eaton (1902)
Equisetum hyemale var. pseudohyemale (Farw.) C.V.Morton (1952)
Equisetum hyemale var. pumilum A.A.Eaton (1903)
Equisetum hyemale var. ramosum Honda (1933)
Equisetum hyemale var. robustum (A.Braun & Engelm.) A.A.Eaton (1903)
Equisetum hyemale var. texanum Milde (1864)
Equisetum komarovii Iljin ex Kom. (1934)
Equisetum praealtum f. drummondii (Milde) M.Broun (1938)
Equisetum praealtum f. neopolystachyum (Farw.) M.Broun (1938)
Equisetum praealtum f. polystachyum (Prag. ex A.A.Eaton) M.Broun (1938)
Equisetum praealtum f. pumilum (A.A.Eaton) M.Broun (1938)
Equisetum praealtum f. ramosum M.Broun (1938)
Equisetum praealtum f. texanum (Milde) M.Broun (1938)
Equisetum praealtum var. affine (Engelm.) M.Broun (1938)
Equisetum robustum A.Braun & Engelm. (1844)
Equisetum robustum var. affine Engelm. (1844)
Equisetum robustum var. drummondii Milde (1867)
Equisetum robustum var. minus A.Braun & Engelm. (1844)
Hippochaete hyemalis f. affinis (Engelm.) Satou (1997)
Hippochaete hyemalis f. hondae Satou (1997)
Hippochaete hyemalis var. affinis (Engelm.) S.X.Li & J.Z.Wang (1995)
Hippochaete hyemalis var. californica (Milde) Farw. (1916)
Hippochaete praealta (Raf.) Farw. (1916)
Hippochaete praealta subvar. neopolystachya Farw. (1937)
Hippochaete praealta subvar. polystachya (Prag. ex A.A.Eaton) Farw. (1937)
Hippochaete praealta var. affinis (Engelm.) Farw. (1916)
Hippochaete praealta var. intermedia Farw. (1916)
Hippochaete praealta var. pseudohyemalis Farw. (1917)

Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Fl. Ludov.: 13 (1817)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Equisetum praealtum Oahu in pot, in lily pond Preserved_Specimen Dense clump. Rhizoids black, very tough, fibrous, rhizomes compact, tough, aerial stems dull green, to 3' tall; strobili gray and black Staples, G.W. 1136 Oahu BISH 1996-12-16
2 Equisetum praealtum Honolulu, University of Hawaii Manoa campus. Courtyard of Krause Hall, growing in the lily pond Growing among a dense mat of floating plants. Preserved_Specimen Cultivated aquatic plant. Plants growing rooted in substrate, from stout rhizomes; culms erect, 10-30 inches tall, gray-green, with black nodes and grayish ternimal strobiles. Where old bend over into the water plantlets arise along them. Herbst, D.R. 9592 Oahu BISH 1992-04-04
3 Equisetum praealtum Honolulu, University of Hawaii Manoa campus. Courtyard of Krause Hall, growing in the lily pond Growing among a dense mat of floating plants. Preserved_Specimen Cultivated aquatic plant. Plants growing rooted in substrate, from stout rhizomes; culms erect, 10-30 inches tall, gray-green, with black nodes and grayish ternimal strobiles. Where old bend over into the water plantlets arise along them. Herbst, D.R. 9592 Oahu BISH 1992-04-04
4 Equisetum praealtum UH Manoa, St. John Hall Preserved_Specimen St.John, H. 26934 Oahu BISH 1978-11-27
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