Equisetum sylvaticum L.
(Wood Horsetail)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesEquisetum sylvaticum (Wood Horsetail)
GenusEquisetum (horsetails)
FamilyEQUISETACEAE (horsetails)
OrderEQUISETALES (an order of horsetails)
ClassEQUISETOPSIDA (a class of horsetails)
PhylumPTERIDOPHYTA (ferns and allies)
SubkingdomVIRIDIPLANTAE (lower green plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Equisetum sylvaticum (Wood Horsetail) :
1: Equisetum sylvaticum (Wood Horsetail)
30 May 2017 OSIGR: R19 Vice County: Clare (VC H09) Eire
many plants growing in recently-cleared conifer woodland
Image 1: Group of sterile frondsImage 2: Group of sterile fronds (2)Image 3: Group of sterile fronds (3)Image 4: Group of sterile fronds (4)Image 5: Sterile frondsImage 6: Sterile fronds (2)Image 7: Sterile fronds (3)Image 8: Sterile fronds (4)Image 9: Sterile fronds (5)
2: Equisetum sylvaticum (Wood Horsetail)
26 Aug 2005 OSGR: NH92 57° 20’ N, 3° 40’ W Vice County: Moray (VC 95) Scotland
Image 1: Plant - in situ - shadeImage 2: Plant - in situ - sunImage 3: Plants - in situImage 4: Plants - in situ (2)Image 5: Branches - close-up - enlargedImage 6: Branches - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 7: Node from lower stem - close-up - enlarged - grey backgroundImage 8: Node from upper stem - close-up - enlargedImage 9: Node from upper stem - close-up - enlarged - grey backgroundImage 10: Stem - TS - highly enlarged
3: Equisetum sylvaticum (Wood Horsetail)
20 May 1978 OSGR: SD93 53° 50’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: South-west Yorks (VC 63) England
Image 1: ConeImage 2: Fertile frond
4: Equisetum sylvaticum (Wood Horsetail)
13 May 1978 OSGR: SU83 51° 10’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England

specimen with a few branches

Image 1: Sterile frond

Equisetum sylvaticum (Wood Horsetail) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Equisetum sylvaticum (Wood Horsetail)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Equisetum sylvaticum (Wood Horsetail)
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