Branches are long, slender, two or three in whorl, ribbed, nodes encircled by a tight sheath of connate scale like leaves.

huegelii is distributed in South East Asia, Southern China, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka.

In Nepal, it is found in moist places of the country at 2600 m.[2] Equisetum ramosissimum var.

It is applied to treat burns, scabies, malarial fever, gonorrhea, dislocated bones, and liver and chest complaints.

[2] There is insufficient scientific evidence for the effectiveness of Equisetum plants as a medicine to treat any human condition.