Equisetum laevigatum

Equisetum laevigatum

Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Pteridophyta
Class:	Equisetopsida
Order:	Equisetales
Family:	Equisetaceae
Genus:	Equisetum
Species:	E. Plants are living Organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. A fern is any one of a group of about 20000 Species of Plants classified in the phylum or division Pteridophyta, also known as Filicophyta Equisetopsida, or Sphenopsida, is a class of Plants with a fossil record going back to the Devonian. The Equisetales is an order of pteridophytes with only one living genus Equisetum (horsetails Equisetum is a genus of Vascular plants that reproduce by spores rather than seeds Equisetum is a genus of Vascular plants that reproduce by spores rather than seeds laevigatum

Binomial name

Equisetum laevigatum
A. Braun

Equisetum laevigatum is a species of horsetail known by the common names smooth scouring rush and smooth horsetail. Alexander Carl Heinrich Braun ( May 10, 1805 - March 29, 1877) was a German Botanist from Regensburg, Bavaria Equisetum is a genus of Vascular plants that reproduce by spores rather than seeds This plant is native to much of North America except for northern Canada and southern Mexico. It is usually found in moist areas in sandy and gravelly substrates. It may be annual or perennial. It grows narrow green stems sometimes reaching heights exceeding 1. 5 meters. The leaves at the nodes are small, scale-like brownish sheaths and there are occasionally small, spindly branches. The stems are topped with rounded cone-shaped sporangia. A sporangium (pl sporangia) is a Plant or fungal structure producing and containing Spores Sporangia occur in angiosperms,

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