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Equisetum L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 1061 (1753)   Link to external nomenclature reference

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000013663.

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Synonyms of Equisetum

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Allostelites Börner Fl. Deut. Volk : 59 (1912) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000001310
Hippochaete Milde Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 23: 297 (1865) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000017958
Presla Dulac Fl. Hautes-Pyrénées 25. 1867 , nom. superfl. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000043414

Species in Equisetum ( ${pageIsLoading?'loading':'showing'} species ${currentlyShowingRangeFirst} to ${currentlyShowingRangeLast} of ${ totalPartsCount })

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Equisetum:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Equisetum aquatile Scheller Ausführl. Mögl. Vollst. Deutsch-latein. Lexicon, ed. 2. 2576. 1789 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000036047
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Equisetum arcticum Rupr. Beitr. Pflanzenk. Russ. Reiches 21 1845 — wfo-0001116463
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Equisetum arvense f. alpestre (Wahlenb.) Döll Fl. Baden 1(1): 59 (1855) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001322088
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Equisetum arvense subsp. alpestre (Wahlenb.) Arcang. Comp. Fl. Ital. [Arcangeli] 816. 1882 [Jan-Apr 1882] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200069421
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Equisetum arvense var. nudum Milde – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001391639
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Equisetum fluviatile var. attenuatum (Milde) A.A.Eaton – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001392758
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Equisetum fluviatile var. leptocladon Doell. – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001391431
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Equisetum heleocharis var. polystachium (Brückn.) Klinge – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001391578
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Equisetum huegelii Milde Verh. K.K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 11: 356. 1861 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000035268
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Equisetum hyemale f. geminatum Vict. Contr. Lab. Bot. Univ. Montréal 9: 96 (1927) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001321751
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Equisetum hyemale f. intermedium Haberer Bull. New York State Mus. Nat. Hist. 243-244: 47. 1923 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001325331
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Equisetum hyemale f. polystachyum (Prager ex Gilbert) Scoggan Fl. Canada 1: 51. 1978 , unnecessary change in author citation Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001402926
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Equisetum hyemale f. polystachyum Prag. ex Gilbert Working List N. Amer. Pterid. 8, 26. 1901 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001402928
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Equisetum hyemale f. pumilum Vict. Contr. Lab. Bot. Univ. Montréal 9: 89. 1927 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001402929
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Equisetum hyemale f. ramigerum A.A.Eaton – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001325344
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Equisetum hyemale f. ramigerum A.A.Eaton & non A. Br. – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001323662
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Equisetum hyemale f. ramosum A.A.Eaton – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001402931
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Equisetum jesupii (A.A.Eaton) Christenh. & Husby Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 189(4): 350. 2019 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000032204
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Equisetum kansanum f. polystachum (A.A.Eaton) M.Broun – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001323644
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Equisetum laevigatum f. polystachyum A.A.Eaton – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001323487
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Equisetum limosum var. brachycladon Doell. – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001391944
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Equisetum limosum var. minus Döll Rhein. Fl. 30. 1843 [Jun 1843] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001391257
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Equisetum lyi H.Lév. Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 6(6): 506 1906 — wfo-0001219926
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Equisetum majus Garsault ex Schinz & Thell. Vierteljahrsschr. Naturf. Ges. Zürich 53(3-4): 515. 1909 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200010658
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Equisetum maximum Lam. Fl. Franç. (Lamarck) 1(2): 7. 1779 [dt. 1778; publ. 1779] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001110238
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Equisetum montanum Raf. Amer. Monthly Mag. & Crit. Rev. 2(3): 206 (-207) (1818) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001280124
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Equisetum moorei subsp. nipponicum Lubienski Fern Gaz. 21(8): 474. 2022 [21 Oct 2022] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200024939
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Equisetum ramosissimum var. huegelii (Milde) Christenh. & Husby Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 189(4): 343. 2019 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200008846
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Equisetum ripense Nakai & F.Maek. – — wfo-0001128180
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Equisetum scoparium Wall. Numer. List : n.° 398 (1829) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001330956
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Equisetum sieboldi Milde Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 1: 62 1863 — wfo-0001118519
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Equisetum subgen. Paramochaete Christenh. & Husby Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 189(4): 326. 2019 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000032205
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Equisetum sylvaticum f. opsistachyum (Lepage) Lepage Naturaliste Canad. 98: 462. 1971 ; see: E. sylvaticum [var. pauciramosum] f. opsistachyum Lepage Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001326526
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Equisetum telmateia f. serotinum (A.Br.) Luerss. in Rabenh. – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001323462
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Equisetum telmateia var. nanum Van Hoek Acta Bot. Neerl. et in l. c. 28(2-3): 225, wit (1979) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001375299
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Equisetum torgesianum Rothm. – — wfo-0001117166