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Equisetum alexanderi

Polypodiopsida - Equisetales - Equisetaceae

Taxonomy

No taxonomic data are available

Sister species
E. abiquiense, E. arcticum, E. arvense, E. burchardti (syn. E. marylandicum, E. virginicum), E. canaliculatum, E. cascadensis, E. collieri, E. columnare, E. deciduum, E. florissantense, E. fluviatile, E. globulosum, E. haguei, E. haydenii, E. hyemale, E. knowltoni, E. laevigatum, E. lesquereuxii, E. limosum, E. lyellii, E. magnum, E. meriani, E. mokhotlongensis, E. montanense, E. muensteri, E. newberryi (syn. E. robustum), E. oregonense (syn. E. hornii), E. palustre, E. parlatorii, E. perlaevigatum (syn. E. laevigatum), E. phillipsii, E. rajmahalense, E. robustum, E. rogersii (syn. Phytolithus striaticulmis, Calamites disjunctus, E. arundiniforme, E. columnaroides, Calamites arenaceus), E. scirpoides, E. similkamense, E. sylvaticum, E. texense, E. wyomingense

Synonymy list
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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
classPolypodiopsida
subclassEquisetidaeWarm 1883
RankNameAuthor
orderEquisetalesDumortier 1829
familyEquisetaceaeDe Candolle 1804
genusEquisetum
speciesalexanderi

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Early/Lower Clarendonian or 20.45000 to 9.40000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (Idaho) Equisetum alexanderi (35278)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98USA (Nevada) Equisetum alexanderi (27701)
Early/Lower Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nevada) Equisetum alexanderi (27659)