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Equisetum ramosissimum
Also called Boston horsetail, Branched Horsetail
Branched horsetail (Equisetum ramosissimum) is an evergreen, rhizomatous horsetail that spreads by underground roots into colonies, with untidy branching stems. It grows best in damp soil and is valued for its moisture-loving, bushy habit rather than flowers.
Equisetum ramosissimum Desf., known as branched horsetail, is a species of evergreen horsetail (genus Equisetum, subgenus Hippochaete).
Field Horsetail · Andean Horsetail · Braun's Horsetail · Equisetum diffusum · Water horsetail · Southern Giant Horsetail · Rough Horsetail · Smooth horsetail · Equisetum ×moorei · Mexican Giant Horsetail · Marsh horsetail · Scouringrush Horsetail
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
