Equisetum L.
(horsetails)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Equisetum arvense
Field Horsetail
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 		Species 13 images
Equisetum fluviatile
Water Horsetail
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 		Species 57 images
Equisetum palustre
Marsh Horsetail
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 		Species 5 images
Equisetum sylvaticum
Wood Horsetail
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 		Species 22 images
Equisetum telmateia
Great Horsetail
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 		Species 56 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusEquisetum (horsetails)
FamilyEQUISETACEAE (horsetails)
OrderEQUISETALES (an order of horsetails)
ClassEQUISETOPSIDA (a class of horsetails)
PhylumPTERIDOPHYTA (ferns and allies)
SubkingdomVIRIDIPLANTAE (lower green plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Jermy, A.C., Page, C.N. & Acock, P.J. Equisetum Yeo, P.F. Acaena, taxa with spherical heads, Plant Crib 2012
() Lansdown R.V. & Pankhurst T.J. Field Guide to the Identification of Difficult Aquatic Plants of the New Forest

Equisetum (horsetails) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Equisetum (horsetails)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 82 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Equisetum (horsetails)
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