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MeSH Heading: Equisetum
Tree Number(s): B01.875.800.575.175
Unique ID: D020829
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D020829
Scope Note: The only living genus of the order Equisetales, class Equisetopsida (Sphenopsida), division Equisetophyta (Sphenophyta); distantly related to ferns. It grows in moist places. The hollow, jointed, ridged stems contain SILICATES.
Entry Term(s): Equisetaceae; Horsetail
Registry Numbers: txid3257; txid3256
Related Numbers: txid3256
Previous Indexing: Plants (1971-1999); Plants, Medicinal (1976-1999)
Public MeSH Note: 2000
History Note: 2000
Date Established: 2000/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/11/03
Revision Date: 2021/06/30

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects (AE)

anatomy & histology (AH)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

cytology (CY)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

physiology (PH)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

toxicity (TO)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Equisetum MeSH Descriptor Data 2025