horsetail

• Ausdauernde, farnähnliche Pflanze mit gegliederten, hohlen Stängeln und quirlig angeordneten, nadelartigen Blättern, die sich über kriechende Rhizome ausbreitet; auf der Nordhalbkugel verbreitet, teils als Unkraut, einige Arten auch in Afrika und Südamerika.

A perennial, rushlike, flowerless herb with jointed hollow stems and narrow toothlike leaves, spreading by creeping rhizomes; common in the northern hemisphere and sometimes weedy, with some species found in Africa and South America.

1. Perennial plantC1formalscientific

   A perennial, rush-like, flowerless herb with jointed hollow stems and narrow toothlike leaves that spreads by creeping rhizomes; common in the Northern Hemisphere, with some species in Africa and South America.

   Mehrjährige Pflanze

   • Horsetail often grows in damp, shady areas and can become weedy.
   • The ancient horsetail plant is a living fossil from the Carboniferous period.
   • Gardeners sometimes struggle to control horsetail because of its invasive rhizomes.

   Synonymeequisetum