Nomenclature
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Plantae | Browse at kingdom-level |
|---|---|---|
| Order | Equisetales DC. ex Bercht. & J. Presl. | Browse at order-level |
| Family | Equisetaceae Michx. ex DC. | Browse at family-level |
| Genus | Equisetum L. | Browse at genus-level |
| Section | ||
| Species | Equisetum arvense L. | Browse at species-level |
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Binomial synonyms
No alternative names for this entry in the database.
Common names
| Common name | Language |
|---|---|
| Peltokorte | Finnish |
Genealogy
Genetics
| Chromosome pairs | 216 | |
|---|---|---|
| Parentage background | No parentage background information stored. | |
| Ploidy level | No ploidy level information stored. | |
| Species identifier DNA | No species identifier DNA information stored. | |
Subspecies
Distribution
No distribution maps for this entry in the database.
Macromorphology
- Description
- Brown, fleshy, unbranched non-photosynthetic and reproductive stems, 10-25 cm long with brown scale leave and 10-40 mm spore cone emerge in the spring. Then they wither and sterile, photosynthetic green stems emerge, with internodes and leaf-sheats, short teeth, dark, with narrow scarious margin. Leaves are small, scalelike, basally connate forming a toothed sheath.
- Growth form
- Organism part
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- Spores, seeds
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- Part type
- Spore
- Color
- Green
- Shape
- Globose
- Stem modifications, roots
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- Note
- Tuber-bearing
- Stem modification
- Rhizome
- Stems, twigs, branches
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- Surface
- Smooth (sterile, vegetative stem)
- Color
- Green (sterile stem), brown (fertile stem)
- Shape
- Whorled (branches, sterile stem), unbranched (fertile stem)
- Leaves, leaflets
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- Shape
- Leaf-sheats, scalelike
- Leaf permanence
- Deciduous
Chemicals
No compound entries for this entry in the database.
Images
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Color swatches
No dyeing results for this entry in the database.
References
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A.
Kurtto,
R.
Lampinen,
M.
Piirainen,
and
P.
Uotila,
Checklist of the vascular plants of Finland. Suomen putkilokasvien luettelo. Helsinki. . Finnish Museum of Natural History LUOMUS, 2019 -
B.
Jonsell,
Flora Nordica. Volume 1. Lycopodiaceae to Polygonaceae. . The Bergius Foundation. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Stockholm. Sweden-, 2000 -
L.
Hämet-Ahti,
J.
Suominen,
T.
Ulvinen,
and
P.
Uotila,
Retkeilykasvio. Helsinki. . Luonnontieteellinen keskusmuseo, Kasvimuseo., 1998 -
B.
Mossberg,
and
L.
Stenberg,
Suuri pohjolan kasvio. Suom. Vuokko, Seppo & Väre, Henry. . Kustannusosakeyhtiö Tammi, 2005