Equisetaceae
Southern giant horsetail
Equisetum giganteum
- Family
- Equisetaceae
- Genus
- Equisetum
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Common names
By language (8)
- Arabic
- كنباث عملاق
- arz
- كنباث عملاق
- Chinese
- 巨木賊
- English
- Southern giant horsetail, Giant horsetail
- French
- Prêle géante
- Icelandic
- Risaeski
- Quechua
- Hatun kawallu chupa, Mulla muqu-muqu
- Tamil
- மிகப் பெரிய குதிரைவால் செடி
Synonyms
- Equisetum bolivianum Gand.
- Equisetum brasiliense Milde
- Equisetum brasiliense f. nudum Milde
- Equisetum brasiliense f. ramosum Milde
- Equisetum brasiliense var. nudum (Milde) Milde
- Equisetum brasiliense var. ramosum (Milde) Milde
- Equisetum caracasanum DC.
- Equisetum elongatum var. dolosum Milde
- Equisetum elongatum var. scaberrimum Milde
- Equisetum giganteum var. asperrimum Milde
- Equisetum giganteum var. brasiliense (Milde) Milde
- Equisetum giganteum var. caracasanum (DC.) Milde
- Equisetum giganteum var. digitaliferum Pastore
- Equisetum giganteum var. poeppigianum A.Braun ex Milde
- Equisetum humboldtianum Fendl.
- Equisetum humboldtii Poir.
- Equisetum lechleri Milde
- Equisetum martii Milde
- Equisetum martii var. minus Milde
- Equisetum poeppigianum Mett.
- Equisetum ramosissimum Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.
- Equisetum ramosissimum var. dolosum (Milde) Milde
- Equisetum ramosissimum var. scandens (Gay) Milde
- Equisetum tarapacanum Phil.
- Equisetum xylochaetum Mett.
- Hippochaete gigantea (L.) Holub
Photos
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Pierre-Olivier Combelles, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Trap Hers, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
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Photo: Ashley Basil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.