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As classified in WFO snapshot

June 2025

latest classification for this taxon

genus

Equisetum L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. 2: 1061 (1753)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000013663.

Statistics

Synonyms of Equisetum

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Allostelites Börner Fl. Deut. Volk 59 (1912) wfo-4000001310
Hippochaete Milde Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 23: 297 (1865) wfo-4000017958
Presla Dulac Fl. Hautes-Pyrénées 25 (1867) wfo-4000043414

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These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Equisetum:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link