Mexican Giant Horsetail
Equisetum myriochaetum
- Native to:
- Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru
Photo by David J. Stang,alexlomas on Flickr (www.flickr.com),Charles76,Dick Culbert (www.flickr.com) from Gibsons, B.C., Canada,Jungle Rebel (www.flickr.com) from Brussels, Belgium,Daderot,Photo by David J. Stang,Carl August Julius Milde (en.wikipedia.org)
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Equisetophyta | - Horsetails
- Family:
- Equisetaceae
- Genus:
- Equisetum
- Species:
- Equisetum myriochaetum
- USDA Symbol:
- EQMY
Growth Characteristics
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Growth Habit:
- Forb/herb
- Height:
- 800 cm
- Light Requirements:
- Full Sun
- Drought Tolerance:
- Low
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Deer Resistant:
- Yes
- Fire Ecology:
- Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
- Fire Notes:
- Resprouts vigorously from deep rhizomes after fire; rhizome network can survive extensive surface disturbance.
Soil Requirements
- Soil Type:
- rich, well-drained loamy soil
- pH:
- 5.5 - 7.0 (slightly acidic to neutral)
- Drainage:
- tolerates poor drainage
- Moisture:
- consistently moist
- Notes:
- Commonly found in wetland areas
Propagation & Germination
- Notes:
- Reproduces primarily via spores and rhizomes; spore viability is very short-lived and requires immediate sowing on moist substrate.
The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI