Equisetum diffusum

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Himalayan Horsetail
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Pteridophyta Class: Equisetopsida Order: Equisetales Family: Equisetaceae Genus: Equisetum Species: E. diffusum
Binomial name
Equisetum diffusum L.

The Himalayan Horsetail (Equisetum diffusum) is a perennial that averages at 10-25 inches. The plant is silica rich and has a rhizomatous stem. This shiny brown stem can have many small hair-like roots and may also grow tubers.

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• [1] - binomial
• [2] - basic information on the Himalayan Horsetail.