Horsetails

Equisetaceae

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Equisetaceae (Horsetails) is a family of plants. They have alternation of generations.

URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/alternatingReproduction
Definition: Organisms with a life cycle that features alternation of generations with sexual and asexual reproduction.

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EOL has data for 21 attributes, including:

is eaten by
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002471
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Anser caerulescens (Linnaeus 1758) (Snow Goose)
cellularity
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001992
- Definition: An organismal quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting cells. [ PATOC:GVG ]
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multicellular
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001993
- Definition: A cellularity quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting of more than one cell. [ PATOC:GVG ]
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leaf venation structure
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0008074
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uninervous
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/uninervous
- Definition: leaf having a central midrib with no lateral veins
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number of public records in bold
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/NumberPublicRecordsInBOLD
- Definition: number of records in this clade in the Barcode Of Life Database (BOLD)
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270
plant growth form
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0900032
- Definition: whole plant growth form. eg: herbaceous, tree, liana
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herb
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0022142
- Definition: whole plant herbaceous
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produces
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0003000
- Definition: This organism produces this material or substance, either during its life or after death. A produces B if some process that occurs in A has output B.
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oxygen
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_15379
- Definition: molecular oxygen, O2
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reproduction
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0000003
- Definition: The production of new individuals that contain some portion of genetic material inherited from one or more parent organisms
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alternation of generations
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/alternatingReproduction
- Definition: Organisms with a life cycle that features alternation of generations with sexual and asexual reproduction.
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stem morphology
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/TO_0000361
- Definition: any morphological quality of a stem
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articulate
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/articulate
- Definition: Jointed; separating freely, leaving a clean scar; e.g. the fronds of certain ferns where they join the rhizome.
- Attribution: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_botanical_terms
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trophic guild
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/TrophicGuild
- Definition: A group of species that exploit the same food resources, and/or use the same feeding or foraging methods. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guild_(ecology)
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photoautotroph
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ECOCORE_00000130
- Definition: An autotroph which is capable of transforming light into chemical energy.
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of horsetails. View this species on GBIF

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Horsetail Habitats

The environments in which many horsetails species are known to live. Select an environment to see its horsetails species checklist.

horsetails Habitats

The environments in which many horsetails species are known to live. Select an environment to see its horsetails species checklist.

horsetails includes 1 child:

Equisetum (horsetail)