Equisetaceae FAMILY

Equisetum bogotense

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Equisetum bogotense is a herbaceous perennial plant growing from a running, subterranean stem, The erect, annual stems usual grow from 20 - 50cm tall but at higher, exposed, elevations they can be as small as 5cm[ 488 Title Pteridophyta of Peru Publication Author Tryon R.M.: Stolze R.G. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Field Museum of Natural History Year 1993 ISBN Description A flora of the fern species in Peru. It cam be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant is often gathered from the wild for local medicinal use and is sold in local markets.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - southern Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia through Central America to Costa Rica. Also in the Galapagos Islands.

HabitatIn soil or among rocks, in wet open places, including banks of creeks, rivers, and irrigation ditches in moist to wet seeps and clay road banks, at elevations from 100 - 4,200 metres, but most often above 2,000 metres[ 488 Title Pteridophyta of Peru Publication Author Tryon R.M.: Stolze R.G. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Field Museum of Natural History Year 1993 ISBN Description A flora of the fern species in Peru. It cam be downloaded from the Internet. ].