Equisetum diffusum
| Himalayan horsetail | |
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| Himalayan horsetail growing in Nepal | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Subclass: | Equisetidae |
| Order: | Equisetales |
| Family: | Equisetaceae |
| Genus: | Equisetum |
| Subgenus: | E. subg. Equisetum |
| Species: | E. diffusum
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| Binomial name | |
| Equisetum diffusum | |
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
- Equisetum diffusum {Equisetaceae} Himalayan Horsetail at the University of Connecticut Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
- Equisetum diffusum D.Don in Ferns of Thailand, Laos and Cambodia at Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
- Equisetum diffusum D.Don - basic information on the Himalayan Horsetail at the World of Equisetum