Horse tail
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The terms horse tail, horsetail or horse's tail may refer to the following:
- The tailTail (horse)The tail of the horse and other equines consists of two parts, the dock and the skirt. The dock consists of the muscles and skin covering the coccygeal vertebrae. The term "skirt" refers to the long hairs that fall below the dock...
of a horse. - EquisetalesEquisetalesThe Equisetales is an order of pteridophytes with only one living genus Equisetum , of the family Equisetaceae. The fossil record includes additional extinct species in the Equisetaceae and the extinct families Calamitaceae and Archaeocalamitaceae....
, the order of pteridophytes that includes extinct species known in the fossil record - Equisetum, a genus in the Equisetales that includes:
- Equisetum arvenseEquisetum arvenseEquisetum arvense, commonly known as the Field Horsetail or Common Horsetail, is a rather bushy perennial with a rhizomatous stem formation native to the northern hemisphere. These horsetails may have sterile or fertile stems. Sterile stems start to grow after the fertile stems have wilted...
, or "field horsetail" - Equisetum fluviatile, or "water horsetail"
- Equisetum palustreEquisetum palustreEquisetum palustre, the marsh horsetail, is a plant species belonging to the division of horsetails .- Description :...
, or "marsh horsetail"
- Equisetum arvense
- HippurisHippurisHippuris, the Mare's tail, was previously the sole genus in the family Hippuridaceae. Following genetic research by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group, it has now been transferred to the family Plantaginaceae, with Hippuridaceae being reduced to synonymy under Plantaginaceae.It includes one to three...
, a flowering plant more commonly called the MareMareFemale horses are called mares.Mare is the Latin word for "sea".The word may also refer to:-People:* Ahmed Marzooq, also known as Mare, a footballer and Secretary General of Maldives Olympic Committee* Mare Winningham, American actress and singer...
's tail. - In human anatomy, a bundle of lumbar nerves known as the cauda equinaCauda equinaThe cauda equina is a structure within the lower end of the spinal column of most vertebrates, that consists of nerve roots and rootlets from above...
("horse's tail"). - A horsetail is also a type of waterfallWaterfallA waterfall is a place where flowing water rapidly drops in elevation as it flows over a steep region or a cliff.-Formation:Waterfalls are commonly formed when a river is young. At these times the channel is often narrow and deep. When the river courses over resistant bedrock, erosion happens...
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