#equisetales

Equisetum Arvense – Developmental Stages and Life Cycle of Equisetum

Equisetum Arvense (Field horsetail) – sporangium, Antheridium, Archegonium, Embryo Development and life cycle with economic importance

Equisetum arvense (Field Horsetail) consists of strobilus, each strobilus has a thick axis, having several whorls of densely crowded peltate appendages situated on the sporangiophores. The sporangiophores are arranged in whorls. Usually, each such whorl is…

Equisetum Horsetail Plant – Classification, Morphology and Anatomy

Equisetum Horsetail plant – Detailed Study of Morphology and anatomy of equisetum including classification

Equisetum comprises of about 25 species. It belongs to order Equisetales. They are worldwide in distribution; however, no species have been recorded from Australia and New Zealand. They grow in a variety of habitats. Majority of the species are found in north temperate zone. On the other…

Hierarchical modularity hypothesis for Equisetum reproductive morphology

Equisetum is the sole living representative of a family (Equisetaceae) with a rich fossil record. Widespread extinction in the group and the prevailing view of the horsetail shoot as patterned by node-internode alternation have fuelled a century of debates concerning the origin of the Equisetum strobilus. Growth habit of Equisetum emphasizing the below- and above-ground stems with long…