Scientific name Equisetum diffusum | Class Polypodiopsida Subgenus E. subg. Equisetum Rank Species | |
Similar Equisetum bogotense, Equisetum laevigatum, Equisetum myriochaetum, Equisetum giganteum, Equisetum scirpoides | ||
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.
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