Noteworthy giant Equisetum herbarium specimens


Species & Image Link
Location
Date
Collector
Herbarium
Specimen #
Comments
E. myricohaetum (det. by Hauke, 1967)
Mexico:  Dept. Alta Verapaz; wet forest near Tactic, above the bridge across Río Frío, alt. ~1400-1500 m
March 30, 1941
Paul C. Standley
Field Museum of Natural History
collector:
90281
herbarium:
1161173
 
Largest specimen of E. myriochaetum I have seen. Crushed stem diameter ~3 cm (see ruler for scale)

If you have any comments or questions, please contact the author, Chad Husby ( chad.husby@fiu.edu or husby.1@osu.edu )

© Chad E. Husby 2002

Last modified August 11, 2002

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