"Equisetum " is a " living fossil " as it is the only living genus of the entire class Equisetopsida, which for over one hundred million years was much more diverse and dominated the understory of late Paleozoic forests.
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The plant is sometimes sold in the nursery trade as " barred horsetail " or " " Equisetum japonicum " ", but is different in appearance than " Equisetum ramosissimum " var . " Japonicum ".
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The plant is sometimes sold in the nursery trade as " barred horsetail " or " " Equisetum japonicum " ", but is different in appearance than " Equisetum ramosissimum " var . " Japonicum ".
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Characteristic herbs are " Linnaea borealis, Rubus pubescens, Mertensia paniculata, Petasites palmatus, Pyrola asarifolia, Cornus canadensis " and " Calamagrostis canadensis ", with " Equisetum " spp . on wet sites.
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Like the other members of the Casuarinaceae family, they are characterized by drooping "'equisetoid "'( meaning " to look like " Equisetum " " ) twigs, are evergreen, and monoecious or dioecious.
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The North American subspecies is often simply but ambiguously called "'" giant horsetail " "', but that name may just as well refer to the Latin American " Equisetum giganteum " and " Equisetum myriochaetum ".
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The North American subspecies is often simply but ambiguously called "'" giant horsetail " "', but that name may just as well refer to the Latin American " Equisetum giganteum " and " Equisetum myriochaetum ".
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The legion of 4200 infantry created in this way was supported by 300 equities, or cavalry, organized in 10 Turmae ( squadrons ) of 30 horse each, under a master of horse ( magister equisetum ), who took orders from the legion commander.
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Even without the training or equipment to detect levels of blood glucose, the healers could identify the classic symptoms of diabetes, and they treated the disease with an herbal tea brewed from " cola de caballo " ( equisetum myriochaetum ), he said.
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A superficially similar but entirely unrelated flowering plant genus, mare's tail ( " Hippuris " ), is occasionally referred to as " horsetail ", and adding to confusion, the name mare's tail is sometimes applied to " Equisetum ".
