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Preferred term

Equisetum  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Horsetail
  • Horsetails

Scope note

  • The only living genus of the order Equisetales, class Equisetopsida (Sphenopsida), division Equisetophyta (Sphenophyta); distantly related to ferns. It grows in moist places. The hollow, jointed, ridged stems contain SILICATES.

History note

  • 2000

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D020829

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