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Equisetum ramosissimum

by Johan Wentzel

Equisetum ramosissimum
Common Name
Branched horsetail
Plant Type
Perennial
This genus can really be described as living fossils. Plant in an area that can constrict the plant, since it will spread rapidly. It is ideal as a container plant.
Plant Description

Equisetum ramosissimum can really be described as a living fossil.  The subterranean stem is black, branching into horizontal stems, all rooting at the nodes and bearing hollow, aerial stems at intervals.The leaves are scale-like, up to 10 mm with a single vein, often shiny-black with pale translucent margins.

You will find it  in moist areas, along perennial streams, in seasonally flooded areas and among grasses in full sun.

Plant Equisetum ramosissimum in an area that can constrict the plant, since it will spread rapidly. It is ideal as a container plant.

Afrikaanse Naam
Bewerasiegras
Hardiness
Very hardy
Position
Sun
Water Requirements
Keep moist
Evergreen
Evergreen
Growth Rate
Fast
Flowering Time
Summer
Flower Colour
Brown
Shape
Spreading
Soil
Loam
Plant Size
50cm
Region
Pantropic
Habitat
Riverine
Grown by Wildflower Nursery
No

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