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Height: 30-120cm
Perennial, Rhizomatous
Sporulation May - June
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| Sesquiterpenoids | Hexahydrofarnesyl Acetone | ||||
| Diterpenoids | Phytol | ||||
| Flavonoids | Apigenin, Kaempferol | ||||
| Other Phenolics | Caffeoylshikimic & Monocaffeyltartaric Acids | ||||
| Other Acids | Palmitic | ||||
| Biotopes: |
Peat Bogs and Mires | ||
| Spore Dispersal: | Wind | ||
| Herbivores: |
Dolerus cothurnatus Larva |
Dolerus pratensis Larva |
Hydraecia micacea Larrva |
| Sapivores: |
Aulacorthum solani |
Skye Flora: Water Horsetail
Pictures © 2003, 2004 J.K. Lindsey
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