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Southern Giant Horsetail

Equisetum giganteum L.

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Equisetum giganteum (Southern Giant Horsetail) is a species of herb in the family horsetails. They are native to SãO Paulo, Mata Atlântica, Bahia, RondôNia, ParaíBa, Mato Grosso, Piauí, Rio Grande Do Sul, Distrito Federal, Rio De Janeiro, Espirito Santo, Santa Catarina, Pernambuco, GoiáS, Mato Grosso Do Sul, Cerrado, Minas Gerais, and Paraná. They have alternation of generations.

URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0022142
Definition: whole plant herbaceous

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3448433

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URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q477047

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3471168

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3924825

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3393098

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3457419

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3392213

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3451133

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3463504

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3451189

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3463930

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3450387

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3392268

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3462372

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3457415

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URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q278512
Definition: tropical savanna ecoregion of Brazil

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3457153

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3455077

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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 16 attributes, including:

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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geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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United States
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/6252001
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habitat
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002303
- Definition: x has habitat y if: x is an organism, y is a habitat, and y can sustain and allow the growth of a population of x
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tropical semideciduous forest
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000388
- Definition: A semi-deciduous broadleaf forest which is subject to tropical climate patterns.
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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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native range includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/NativeRange
- Definition: Lists jurisdictions in which a given organism is a member of the undisturbed fauna or flora.
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Rio De Janeiro
- URI: https://www.geonames.org/3451189
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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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population trend
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/population_trend
- Definition: i.e., increasing, decreasing, stable, or unknown
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Unknown
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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type specimen repository
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/TypeSpecimenRepository
- Definition: The institution that holds a type specimen for a given species. The recommended best practice is to use the identifier in a collections registry such as the Biodiversity Collections Index (http://www.biodiversitycollectionsindex.org/).
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NHMUK

Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Southern Giant Horsetail. View this species on GBIF

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