Equisetum palustre L.

Spice

Family: EQUISETACEAE

Genus: Equisetum

Catalan common name: Equiset palustre. Herba estanyera.

Spanish common name: Cola de caballo.

Province distribution: Barcelona. Castelló. Girona. Lleida. Tarragona. València.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Eurosiberian

Uses and properties: Medicinal.

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Geophyte.

Habitats: Litoral marshes and riparian. Non-saline wetlands (intermittent watercourses, streams, artesian wells, ditches).