Branched Horsetail

Equisetum ramosissimum

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Not native

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At a glance

Not yet recorded · Height · Spread · Light · Soil · Life cycle · Leaves

This plant is missing most of its facts, so Quercus is looking them up in old botany books.

Recorded in 3 Florida counties.

Ecological relationships

—CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including FL

—BeesSoutheastern regional records

—Specialist beesPollen specialists

8BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Equisetum

Direct food only: birds recorded eating this genus across North America. Caterpillars on host plants also feed nesting birds. NC Native Plant Society: butterfly gardening

Growing and identification

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.