Equisetum × moorei
Horsetail plant hybrid
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Equisetum × moorei is a naturally occurring nothospecies of Equisetum native to Europe and Asia.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Subclass: | Equisetidae |
| Order: | Equisetales |
| Family: | Equisetaceae |
| Genus: | Equisetum |
| Species: | E. × moorei |
| Binomial name | |
| Equisetum × moorei Newman | |
The hybrid formula is Equisetum hyemale × Equisetum ramosissimum.[1]
Distribution
The native range of the hybrid is Western to Central Europe, including the Baltic States, Ireland, Iceland and South European Russia as the furthest point in Europe. Additionally, it is native to Asia, namely Japan. It has notably gone extinct in Sweden.[1]
Habitat
Found in forests and damp, disturbed areas, such as clay banks and stream banks.[2]
