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equisetiforme

Taxon

Polygonum equisetiforme Sm.

Protologue Fl. Graec. Prodr. 1(2): 266. 1809 [May-Nov 1809] ; Fl. Graec. (Sibthorp). 4(2): t. 364. 1824.BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Polygonum equisetiforme--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 4 Sep 07. 368.jpg

Polygonum equisetiforme--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 4 Sep 07. 368.jpg

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Polygonum equisetiforme--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 4 Sep 07. 370.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Polygonum equisetiforme--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 4 Sep 07. 367.jpg

Polygonum equisetiforme--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 4 Sep 07. 367.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Polygonum equisetiforme--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 4 Sep 07. 364.jpg

Polygonum equisetiforme--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 4 Sep 07. 364.jpg

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Polygonum equisetiforme--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 4 Sep 07. 362.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Polygonum equisetiforme--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 4 Sep 07. 361.jpg

Polygonum equisetiforme--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 4 Sep 07. 361.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Polygonum equisetiforme--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 4 Sep 07. 369.jpg

Polygonum equisetiforme--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 4 Sep 07. 369.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Polygonum equisetiforme--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 4 Sep 07. 366.jpg

Polygonum equisetiforme--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 4 Sep 07. 366.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Polygonum equisetiforme--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 4 Sep 07. 371.jpg

Polygonum equisetiforme--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 4 Sep 07. 371.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Polygonum equisetiforme--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 4 Sep 07. 360.jpg

Polygonum equisetiforme--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 4 Sep 07. 360.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Polygonum equisetiforme--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 4 Sep 07. 363.jpg

Polygonum equisetiforme--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 4 Sep 07. 363.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Polygonum equisetiforme--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 4 Sep 07. 365.jpg

Polygonum equisetiforme--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 4 Sep 07. 365.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Native to Algeria, Azores, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Egypt, Greece, Kazakhstan, Kriti, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Portugal, Sicilia, Sinai, Spain, Tadzhikistan, Tunisia, Türkiye, Türkiye-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Western Sahara; introduced into Great Britain (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 2 countries.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

September 4, 2007

Location

Peru, Cusco, Calca (Lares District, Jardin des Plantes)

-12.983889, -72.063333

Location Remarks

Place Valhubert, along Quai St-Bernard, 5th arrondissement

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

September 4, 2007

Location

France, Paris (5th arrondissement. Jardin des Plantes)

Location Remarks

Place Valhubert, along Quai St-Bernard, 5th arrondissement

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Caryophyllales

Family

Polygonaceae

Genus

Polygonum

Specific Epithet

equisetiforme

Authorship

Sm.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 1.4

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#252,147 of 335,497

Top 76%

Extinction probability

9%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →