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Equisetum ramosissimum subsp. debile
(Roxb. ex Vaucher) Hauke, Equisetaceae
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Present on Pacific Islands?  no

Primarily a threat at high elevations?  no

Common name(s): [more details]

English: branched scouringrush

Habit:  fern

Description:  "A fern ally with many hollow, fluted aerial stems growing from a perennial rootstock.  Stems evergreen, with stomata arranged in lines.  Leaves minute, whorled to form toothed cylindrical or dilated sheaths; as the sheaths mature, the teeth break off to leave a truncated margin.  Spores in terminal cones."  (Waterhouse & Mitchell, 1998; pp. 37-38).

Habitat/ecology:  "Margins of inundated areas such as rice terraces and bunds, tea plantations and roadsides" (Waterhouse & Mitchell, 1998; pp. 37-38).

Propagation:  "By spores and by vegetative growth from rhizomes fragmented during ploughing" (Waterhouse & Mitchell, 1998; pp. 37-38).

Native range:  Southeast Asia (Waterhouse & Mitchell, 1998; pp. 37-38).

Presence:

Pacific
Country/Terr./St. &
Island group
Location Cited status &
Cited as invasive &
Cited as cultivated &
Cited as aboriginal introduction?
Reference &
Comments
Philippines
Philippine Islands
Philippine Islands native
U.S. National Plant Germplasm System (year unknown)
website accessed 20171206
Pacific Rim
Country/Terr./St. &
Island group
Location Cited status &
Cited as invasive &
Cited as cultivated &
Cited as aboriginal introduction?
Reference &
Comments
China
China
Hong Kong native
Wu, Te-lin (2001) (p. 9)
China
China
Hong Kong native
U.S. National Plant Germplasm System (year unknown)
website accessed 20171206
Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia (Republic of) native
U.S. National Plant Germplasm System (year unknown)
website accessed 20171206
Taiwan
Taiwan Island
Taiwan Island native
U.S. National Plant Germplasm System (year unknown)
website accessed 20171206

Comments:  "Toxic to livestock. Likely to proliferate with cultivation and be competitive with crops at high densities." (Waterhouse & Mitchell, 1998; pp. 37-38).

Control:  If you know of control methods for Equisetum ramosissimum subsp. debile, please let us know.


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This page was created on 14 MAR 2005 and was last updated on 6 DEC 2017.