Equisetum ( horsetail, snake grass, puzzlegrass). source
Equisetum ( horsetail, snake grass, puzzlegrass).
Equisetum is the only living genus in Equisetaceae, a family of vascular plants that reproduce by spores rather than seeds. source
Equisetum is the only living genus in Equisetaceae, a family of vascular plants that reproduce by spores rather than seeds.
Equisetum is a "living fossil" as it is the only living genus of the entire class Equisetopsida, source
Equisetum is a "living fossil" as it is the only living genus of the entire class Equisetopsida,
Some Equisetopsida were large trees reaching to 30 meters tall. source
Some Equisetopsida were large trees reaching to 30 meters tall.
The crude cell extracts of all Equisetum species tested contain mixed-linkage glucan : Xyloglucan endotransglucosylase (MXE) activity source
The crude cell extracts of all Equisetum species tested contain mixed-linkage glucan : Xyloglucan endotransglucosylase (MXE) activity
In addition, the cell walls of all Equisetum species tested contain mixed-linkage glucan (MLG). source
In addition, the cell walls of all Equisetum species tested contain mixed-linkage glucan (MLG).
The evolutionary distance between Equisetum and the Poales suggests that each evolved MLG independently. source
The evolutionary distance between Equisetum and the Poales suggests that each evolved MLG independently.
The presence of MXE activity in Equisetum suggests that they have evolved MLG along with some mechanism of cell wall modification. source
The presence of MXE activity in Equisetum suggests that they have evolved MLG along with some mechanism of cell wall modification.
Equisetum arvense L. – field horsetail, common horsetail or mare's tail; circumboreal down through temperate zones source
Equisetum arvense L. – field horsetail, common horsetail or mare's tail; circumboreal down through temperate zones
Equisetum bogotense Kunth – Andean horsetail; upland South America up to Costa Rica; includes E. rinihuense, sometimes treated as a separate species source
Equisetum bogotense Kunth – Andean horsetail; upland South America up to Costa Rica; includes E. rinihuense, sometimes treated as a separate species
Equisetum diffusum L. – Himalayan horsetail; Himalayan India and China and adjacent nations above about 1500 feet (450 m) source
Equisetum diffusum L. – Himalayan horsetail; Himalayan India and China and adjacent nations above about 1500 feet (450 m)
Equisetum fluviatile L. – water horsetail; circumboreal down through temperate zones. source
Equisetum fluviatile L. – water horsetail; circumboreal down through temperate zones.
Equisetum sylvaticum L. – wood horsetail; circumboreal down through cool temperate zones, more restricted in east Asia. source
Equisetum sylvaticum L. – wood horsetail; circumboreal down through cool temperate zones, more restricted in east Asia.
Equisetum palustre L. – marsh horsetail; circumboreal down through temperate zones source
Equisetum palustre L. – marsh horsetail; circumboreal down through temperate zones
Equisetum myriochaetum Schltdl. & Cham. – Mexican giant horsetail; from central Mexico south to Peru source
Equisetum myriochaetum Schltdl. & Cham. – Mexican giant horsetail; from central Mexico south to Peru
