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Horsetail

Equisetum

Photo by Janice Parr
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Field Notes

Description:

Small stems with no leaves, then a flower head in a light beige. They were in clumps of around 20 or so, suggesting that they may have a tuber root system.

Habitat:

Short common land grass, near the coast.

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Equisetum

Species ID Suggestions

Horsetail

Equisetum
Adrián
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Comments (1)
Janice Parr
Thank you Adrian, it certainly looks right, I would never have found it myself.

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Flowers of Europe
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PublishedApril 23, 2011

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