Equisetum columnare Brongniart 1828 (horsetail)

Polypodiopsida - Equisetales - Equisetidae

Proposed to be conserved with this holotype against its senior (nomenclatural) taxonomic synonym, Oncylogonatum carbonarium Koenig (1827), by Doweld (in Taxon 62: 837. 2013).

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Belongs to Equisetum according to A. T. Brongniart 1828

Sister taxa: Equisetum abiquiense, Equisetum arcticum, Equisetum arvense, Equisetum burchardti, Equisetum canaliculatum, Equisetum cascadensis, Equisetum collieri, Equisetum deciduum, Equisetum florissantense, Equisetum fluviatile, Equisetum globulosum, Equisetum haguei, Equisetum haydenii, Equisetum knowltoni, Equisetum laevigatum, Equisetum lesquereuxii, Equisetum lyellii, Equisetum magnum, Equisetum meriani, Equisetum mokhotlongensis, Equisetum montanense, Equisetum muensteri, Equisetum newberryi, Equisetum oregonense, Equisetum parlatorii, Equisetum perlaevigatum, Equisetum phillipsii, Equisetum rajmahalense, Equisetum robustum, Equisetum rogersii, Equisetum scirpoides, Equisetum similkamense, Equisetum sylvaticum, Equisetum texense, Equisetum wyomingense

Type specimen: Great Britain, Yorkshire; High Whitby, Jurassic (Lower Bajocian) (Mus. Natl. d’Hist. Nat. Paris: MNHN.F.81)., a stem.

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Egypt (1 collection), Serbia and Montenegro (1), the United Kingdom (34)

Total: 36 collections each including a single occurrence

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