Equisetum diffusum
{{Short description|Species of plant in the horsetail family}}
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| name = Himalayan horsetail
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| parent = Equisetum subg. Equisetum
| genus = Equisetum
| species = diffusum
| authority = D.Don
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The Himalayan horsetail (Equisetum diffusum) is a perennial that averages at 10–25 inches. The Himalayas 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.
External links
- [http://florawww.eeb.uconn.edu/200202441.html Equisetum diffusum {Equisetaceae} Himalayan Horsetail] at the University of Connecticut Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
- [http://rbg-web2.rbge.org.uk/thaiferns/factsheets/index.php?q=Equisetum_diffusum.xml Equisetum diffusum D.Don] in Ferns of Thailand, Laos and Cambodia at Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120323183158/http://www.matus.at/Equisetum_diffusum.html Equisetum diffusum D.Don] - basic information on the Himalayan Horsetail at the World of Equisetum
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Category:Flora of Assam (region)
Category:Flora of East Himalaya
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