Equisetum telmateia var. braunii Calflora

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Taxon Report

Equisetum telmateia Ehrh. var. braunii (J. Milde) Milde

(not an active name)

Giant horsetail

Albert P. Bekker 1999 California Academy of Sciences

1995 Saint Mary's College of California

Equisetum telmateia var. braunii is a fern that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.


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Parent:	Equisetum telmateia
Genus:	Equisetum
Family:	Equisetaceae
Category:	fern
PLANTS group:	Horsetail
Jepson eFlora section: fern

Toxicity: Do not eat any part of this plant.

Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Habitat: streambanks

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Valley Grassland, wetland-riparian, many plant communities

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Equisetum braunii
PLANTS	Equisetum maximum
PLANTS	Equisetum telmateia ssp. braunii
ICPN	Equisetum telmateia ssp. braunii

Information about Equisetum telmateia var. braunii from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. USDA PLANTS Profile (EQTEB) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 12/22/2024).