Equisetum bogotense
Kunth
Equisetaceae
Common Name:
General Information
Equisetum bogotense is a herbaceous perennial plant growing from a running, subterranean stem, The erect, annual stems usual grow from 20 - 50cm tall but at higher, exposed, elevations they can be as small as 5cm[
488- Title
- Pteridophyta of Peru
- Publication
-
- Author
- Tryon R.M.: Stolze R.G.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Field Museum of Natural History
- Year
- 1993
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A flora of the fern species in Peru. It cam be downloaded from the Internet.
].
The plant is often gathered from the wild for local medicinal use and is sold in local markets.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
488- Title
- Pteridophyta of Peru
- Publication
-
- Author
- Tryon R.M.: Stolze R.G.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Field Museum of Natural History
- Year
- 1993
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A flora of the fern species in Peru. It cam be downloaded from the Internet.
Range
S. America - southern Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia through Central America to Costa Rica. Also in the Galapagos Islands.
Habitat
In soil or among rocks, in wet open places, including banks of creeks, rivers, and irrigation ditches in moist to wet seeps and clay road banks, at elevations from 100 - 4,200 metres, but most often above 2,000 metres[
488- Title
- Pteridophyta of Peru
- Publication
-
- Author
- Tryon R.M.: Stolze R.G.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Field Museum of Natural History
- Year
- 1993
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A flora of the fern species in Peru. It cam be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Properties
| Weed Potential | Yes |
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Perennial |
| Height | 0.50 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Succeeds in warm temperate to tropical areas, usually but not exclusively at elevations above 2,000 metres in the tropics.
The plant occasionally invades abandoned cultivated fields in its native range[
560- Title
- American Fern Journal Vol.20
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- American Fern Society; Virginia.
- Year
- 1930
- ISBN
- 0002-8444
- Description
- Contains information on a range of ferns and related plants, included Equisetum. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
The entire plant is diuretic[
410- Title
- Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol. 76
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden
- Year
- 1989
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent botanical publication, available for download from the Internet. This volume contains a monograph of the genus Zapoteca (Calliandra) amongst other things.
]. It is reputedly good for treating liver and kidney infection, colic, inflammations, and rheumatism; and is also used as a vaginal wash[
559- Title
- American Fern Journal Vol.89
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- American Fern Society; Virginia.
- Year
- 1999
- ISBN
- 0002-8444
- Description
- Includes articles on the commercial uses (inclusing medicinal) of ferns in Central America and the cultivation of the genus Dryopteris. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
,
561- Title
- Contributions from the United States National Herbarium Vol. 40
- Publication
-
- Author
- Dorr L.J.; Stergios B.; Smith A.R.; Cuello N.L.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- National Museum Natural History; Washington.
- Year
- 2000
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A catalogue of the vascular plants of Guaramacal National Park in Venezuela. Mainly a terse list of plants, but it contains some information on plant uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
]. It is made into a tea for treating waist-area ache[
508- Title
- The Ethnobotany of Chinchero.
- Publication
- Fieldiana Botany New Series No. 24
- Author
- Franquemont C. Et al
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Field Museum of Natural History.
- Year
- 1990
- ISBN
- 0015-0746
- Description
- Brief details on the local uses of plants for an Andean community in southern Peru. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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