Equisetum giganteum L.

  • Filed As

    Equisetaceae
    Equisetum giganteum L.

  • Collector(s)

    W. H. Camp E3055, 07 May 1945 - 14 May 1945

  • Location

    Ecuador. Chimborazo. Cañon of the río Chanchau near Huigra.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 3862957

    Occurrence ID: 2330c13e-ecc5-47ac-a46d-c0f0b15797ca

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Pteridophyta

  • Order

    Equisetales

  • Family

    Equisetaceae

  • All Determinations

    Equisetum giganteum L.

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Chimborazo

  • Locality

    Cañon of the río Chanchau near Huigra.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1219 - 1372 m. (3999 - 4501 ft.)

  • Location Notes

    [South America]

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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
03862957
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BOTANICAL
PLANTS OF ECUADOR
W. H. Camp, No. E- 3055	May 7-14, 1945
Equisetum giganteum L.
det. Mickel & Atehortua 1981
Plants from coarse rhizomes, to 3-4 m. Cone terminal
first season; subsequently lateral branches bear cones;
or if terminal portion of plant damaged, branches
ramify bearing cones. If grazed, at certain seasons
small unbranched stems appear from rhizomes, each bear-
ing terminal cone. Found in seepages and small swamps.
PROV CHIMBORAZO: Cafion of the rio Chanchan near Huigra; 4,000-
4 500 ft. elev. (Mostly scrub-chaparral, with a few seepages and small
swamps along the river.)___
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