Equisetum variegatum, commonly known as variegated horsetail or variegated scouring rush, is a species of vascular plant in the horsetail family Equisetaceae. Like all horsetails, it is a type of fern. It is native to the northern hemisphere where it has a circumpolar distribution.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Variegated horsetail being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Polypodiopsida
- Order
- Equisetales
- Family
- Equisetaceae
- Genus
- Equisetum
- Species
- Equisetum variegatum
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