Equisetaceae

Mexican giant horsetail

Equisetum myriochaetum Schltdl. & Cham.

Family: Equisetaceae
Genus: Equisetum

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Mexican giant horsetail: Equisetum myriochaetum , cultivated under glass, Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh. Foliage of Dacrydium cupressinum at top right. — Photo: alexlomas on Flickr, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)

English: Mexican giant horsetail
Icelandic: Trölleski

Synonyms

Equisetum elongatum var. muelleri Milde
Equisetum mexicanum Gand.
Equisetum mexicanum Milde
Equisetum myriochaetum var. densum Milde
Equisetum myriochaetum var. laxum Milde
Equisetum ramosissimum f. muelleri Milde
Equisetum ramosissimum f. sprucei Milde
Equisetum ramosissimum var. muelleri (Milde) Milde
Equisetum ramosissimum var. sprucei
Hippochaete myriochaeta (Schldl. & Cham.) Holub

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial

Photos

Photo: alexlomas on Flickr, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jungle Rebel from Brussels, Belgium, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Charles76, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.