Branched Horsetail
Equisetum ramosissimum
- Habit
- Herb-Terrestrial
- Found in India
- Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand & more
How to identify Branched Horsetail
Identify Branched Horsetail by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb-terrestrial habit.
- In India, compare location records such as Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Gujarat and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Equisetaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Branched Horsetail.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Equisetum ramosissimum
- Genus
- Equisetum
- Family
- Equisetaceae
- Habit
- Herb-Terrestrial
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous and semi-evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Himalayas, Nepal, Myanmar, South China, Formosa, Hainan, Indo-China, Philippines, Indonesia, New Guinea, New Hebrides, New Caledonia, Fiji
- Found in India
- Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Gujarat, Ladakh, Manipur, Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Assam, Karnataka, Meghalaya, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
About Branched Horsetail
A member of the Equisetaceae family, Branched Horsetail (Equisetum ramosissimum) is a ground herb. In India it has been recorded in Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and 11 other states. It grows in moist deciduous and semi-evergreen forests.
Equisetaceae
Horsetail Pr Scouring Rush Family
Branched Horsetail belongs to the Equisetaceae family.
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