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Height: 10-70cm
Perennial, Rhizomatous
Sporulation April - May
| Protective Chemicals | |||||
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| Monoterpenoids | Thymol | ||||
| Sesquiterpenoids | Hexahydrofarnesyl Acetone | ||||
| Diterpenoids | Phytol | ||||
| Saponins | Equisetonin | ||||
| Flavonoids | Apigenin, Chloroapigenin, Gossypetin, Genkwanin, Herbacetin, Hyperoside,
Isoquercitrin, Kaempferol, Luteolin, Protogenkwanin, Quercetin | ||||
| Other Phenolics | Caffeic, Caffeoylshikimic, Cinnamic, Coumaric, Dicaffeoyltartaric, Ferulic,
Gallic, Hydroxybenzoic, Monocaffeyltartaric, Protocatechuic, & Vanillic Acids | ||||
| Other Acids | Ascorbic, Equisetolic, Polienic, Silicic | ||||
| Sterols | Campasterol, Isofucosterol, Sitosterol | ||||
| Biotopes: |
Hedge Rows | |
| Spore Dispersal: | Wind | |
| Herbivores: |
Several Tenthredinidae Larvae |
Hydraecia micacea Larrva |
Skye Flora: Field Horsetail
Pictures © 2003, 2004, 2009 J.K. Lindsey
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