Equisetaceae
Great horsetail
Equisetum telmateia
- Family
- Equisetaceae
- Genus
- Equisetum
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Common names
By language (35)
- Arabic
- كنباث سبخي
- arz
- كنباث سبخى
- Asturian
- Rueldu
- Belarusian
- Хвошч вялікі
- Bulgarian
- Голям хвощ
- Catalan
- Cua de cavall grossa, Grande prêle
- Corsican
- Erba pinina
- csb
- Stolemnô chòszczka
- Czech
- Přeslička největší
- Danish
- Elfenbens-Padderok
- Dutch
- Reuzenpaardenstaart
- English
- Great horsetail, Giant horsetail
- Esperanto
- Granda ekvizeto
- Finnish
- Jättikorte
- French
- Grande Prêle, Prêle ivoirine, Prêle élevée
- German
- Riesen-Schachtelhalm, Grande prêle, Riesenschachtelhalm
- Hebrew
- שבטבט גדול
- Hungarian
- Óriás zsurló
- Icelandic
- Fílabeinselfting
- Irish
- Feadóg
- Italian
- Equiseto massimo
- Latvian
- Lielā kosa
- Lithuanian
- Didysis asiūklis, Grande prêle
- Macedonian
- Големо коњско опавче
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Kjempesnelle
- Polish
- Skrzyp olbrzymi
- Russian
- Хвощ большой
- Serbian
- Veliki rastavić, Велики раставић
- Serbian (Latin)
- Veliki rastavić
- Slovenian
- Velika preslica
- Spanish
- Canutillos
- Swedish
- Jättefräken, Grande prêle
- Turkish
- Kırkkilit Otu
- Ukrainian
- Хвощ великий
- Welsh
- Marchrawnen fawr
Synonyms
- Allostelites maximum Börner
- Allostelites maximum var. serotinum (A.Braun) Börner
- Equisetum caenosum Clairv.
- Equisetum eburneum Schreb. ex Roth
- Equisetum eburneum var. serotinum Silliman
- Equisetum macrostachion Poir.
- Equisetum majus Garsault
- Equisetum majus Garsault ex Schinz & Thell.
- Equisetum majus var. serotinum (A.Braun) Vollm.
- Equisetum maximum f. pluviale C.W.Christ.
- Equisetum maximum f. serotinum (A.Braun) C.W.Christ.
- Equisetum maximum f. serotinum (A.Braun) f. Wirtg.
- Equisetum maximum var. serotinum (A.Br. ex Silliman) Rouy
- Equisetum palustre f. fallax (Milde) M.Broun
- Equisetum palustre var. fallax Milde
- Equisetum telmateia f. breve (Milde) Luerss.
- Equisetum telmateia f. caespitosum (Milde) Luerss.
- Equisetum telmateia f. comosum Milde
- Equisetum telmateia f. dactyloideum Bruhin
- Equisetum telmateia f. gracile (Milde) Luerss.
- Equisetum telmateia f. humile (Milde) Luerss.
- Equisetum telmateia f. macrostachyum Milde
- Equisetum telmateia f. microstachyum Milde
- Equisetum telmateia f. polystachyum Milde
- Equisetum telmateia f. proliferum Milde
- Equisetum telmateia f. ramulosum (Milde) Luerss.
- Equisetum telmateia f. ramulosum (Milde) Murr
- Equisetum telmateia f. serotinum (A.Braun) Luerss.
- Equisetum telmateia f. vaucheri Bruhin
- Equisetum telmateia var. breve Milde
- Equisetum telmateia var. caespitosum Milde
- Equisetum telmateia var. comosum (Milde) Milde
- Equisetum telmateia var. conforme J.J.Schmitz & Regel
- Equisetum telmateia var. gracile Milde
- Equisetum telmateia var. humile Milde
- Equisetum telmateia var. nanum Van Hoek
- Equisetum telmateia var. pleiostachyum Lange
- Equisetum telmateia var. polystachyum J.J.Schmitz & Regel
- Equisetum telmateia var. ramulosum Milde
- Equisetum telmateia var. serotinum A.Braun
and 1 more.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
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Photo: Guilhem Vellut from Annecy, France, 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.