{"product_id":"9781486428731","title":"Equisetum - Unabridged Guide","description":"Complete, Unabridged Guide to Equisetum. Get the information you need--fast! This comprehensive guide offers a thorough view of key knowledge and detailed insight. It's all you need. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e Here's part of the content - you would like to know it all? Delve into this book today!..... : The latter name refers to the plants' rush-like appearance, and to the fact that the stems are coated with abrasive silicates, making them useful for scouring (cleaning) metal items such as cooking pots or drinking mugs, particularly those made of tin. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e...They are perennial plants, either herbaceous and dying back in winter as most temperate species, or evergreen as most tropical species and the temperate species rough horsetail (E. hyemale), branched horsetail (E. ramosissimum), dwarf horsetail (E. scirpoides) and variegated horsetail (E. variegatum). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e... 2-1. 5 m tall, though the giant horsetails are recorded to grow as high as 2. 5 m (northern giant horsetail, E. telmateia), 5 m (southern giant horsetail, E. giganteum) or 8 m (Mexican giant horsetail, E. myriochaetum), and allegedly even more. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e...In some other species (e. g. marsh horsetail, E. palustre) they are very similar to sterile stems, photosynthetic and with whorls of branches. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere is absolutely nothing that isn't thoroughly covered in the book. It is straightforward, and does an excellent job of explaining all about Equisetum in key topics and material. There is no reason to invest in any other materials to learn about Equisetum. You'll understand it all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside the Guide: Equisetum, Living fossil, Equisetum variegatum, Equisetum thermale, Equisetum telmateia, Equisetum sylvaticum, Equisetum scirpoides, Equisetum pratense, Equisetum palustre, Equisetum myriochaetum, Equisetum laevigatum, Equisetum hyemale, Equisetum giganteum, Equisetum fluviatile, Equisetum diffusum, Equisetum bogotense, Equisetum arvense, Equisetopsida, Equisetales, Equisetaceae, Elater, Calamites\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Emereo Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47181069156592,"sku":"9781486428731","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781486428731_p0.jpg?v=1763634860","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781486428731","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}