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Height: 30-120cm
Perennial, Rhizomatous
Sporulation June - September
| Protective Chemicals | |||||
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| Sesquiterpenoids | Hexahydrofarnesyl Acetone | ||||
| Diterpenoids | Phytol | ||||
| Flavonoids | Kaempferol Diglucoside | ||||
| Other Phenolics | Monocaffeyltartaric Acid | ||||
| Acids | Palmitic | ||||
| Alkanes | Heneicosane, Tricosane | ||||
| Biotopes: |
Peat Bogs and Mires |
Wet Meadows |
| Spore Dispersal: | Wind | |
| Herbivores: |
Several Tenthredinidae Larvae |
Skye Flora: Marsh Horsetail
Pictures © 2002, 2003, 2005 J.K. Lindsey
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