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Equisetum arvense

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q107592
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Summary

Equisetum arvense is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.56% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,834 views/month, #1,097 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: medicinal plant of the year[3]
  • Taxon rank: species[4]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[5]
  • Parent taxon: Equisetum[6]
  • Taxon name: Equisetum arvense[7]
  • Subclass of: perennial plant[8], herbaceous plant[9]
  • Has use: medicinal plant[10], fodder[11], insecticide[12]
  • Commons category: Equisetum arvense[13]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Equisetum arvense[14]
  • Commons gallery: Equisetum arvense[15]
  • Described by source: Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 6(3)[16], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[17]
  • GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=400386[18]
  • This taxon is source of: horsetail herb[19], horsetail[20]
  • Short name: E. arvense[21]
  • Taxon common name: Field Horsetail[22], Acker-Schachtelhalm[23], كنباث الحقول[24], Tarla qatırquyruğu[25], Хвошч палявы[26], Полски хвощ[27], Preslica[28], Cua de cavall petita[29], přeslička rolní[30], Chòszczka[31], Ager-Padderok[32], Cola de caballo del campo[33], Peltokorte[34], Prêle des champs[35]

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Identifiers

Equisetum arvense's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 3258[36]. Equisetum arvense's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 597765[37]. Equisetum arvense's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2687921[38]. Equisetum arvense's ITIS TSN is recorded as 17152[39].

Why It Matters

Equisetum arvense has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 93 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

FAQs

What awards did Equisetum arvense receive?

Honors received include medicinal plant of the year[3].

Related Entities

Beijing Bourgoin-Jallieu People's Republic of China Tianjin

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 29d ago · Dactylantha · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nzpcn id → equisetum-arvense
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ Nzpcn id, update to ids following formatter url change ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/103607c2e7a|details]])"
  2. 5w ago · Flipping Switches · 2026-09-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14880 → 122164
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14880: 122164, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/323179765|Equisetum arvense (#323179765)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8431|UkrBIN]] #mix'"
  3. 8w ago · SLuecke · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Verbaalpina id → C4388
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Verbaalpina id: C4388, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1786955435161"
  4. 13w ago · Shizhao · 2026-07-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon range → Beijing, People's Republic of China, Shanghai +5
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-and-other-short:0||zh */ List and distribution of lycophytes and ferns in Hubei Province ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/1ca3cafecaa|details]])"
  5. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at url → —
    P14541 → 3R1aJ2
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
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