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Equisetum arvense

Description
Life formherbPhysiology
HabiterectCategoryvegetables, medicinals & aromatic
Life spanperennialPlant attributesharvested from wild

Ecology
OptimalAbsoluteOptimalAbsolute
MinMaxMinMaxSoil depthmedium (50-150 cm)shallow (20-50 cm)
Temperat. requir.----Soil texturemedium, light, organicwide, organic
Rainfall (annual)----Soil fertility
Latitude40357073Soil Al. tox
Altitude --- --- -2000Soil salinity
Soil PH----Soil drainagepoorly (saturated >50% of year)well (dry spells)
Light intensity

Climate zonesubtropical dry summer (Cs), temperate oceanic (Do), temperate continental (Dc), temperate with humid winters (Df), temperate with dry winters (Dw), boreal (E), polar (F)Photoperiod
Killing temp. during restno inputKilling temp. early growthno input
Abiotic toler.Abiotic suscept.
Introduction risks.

Cultivation
MinMax
Product. systemCrop cycle00
Cropping systemSubsystemCompanion speciesLevel of mechanizationLabour intensity

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Uses
Main useDetailed useUsed part
medicinalnutritional applicationsbark
medicinalblood system applicationsbark
medicinalendocrine system applicationsbark
medicinalgenitourinary system applicationsbark
medicinalrespiratory applicationsbark
medicinalskin applicationsbark
food & beveragevitaminsseedlings
food & beveragemineralsseedlings