Common horsetail (Equisetum arvense )
Introduction
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Common horsetail (Equisetum arvense )
Image: © Evelyn Simak Taken: 16 Apr 2009
See also > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1255080. Horsetails are primitive plants that are closely related to ferns. The common or field horsetail has green bushy stems and unbranched stems which bear the reproductive spores. Common horsetail is extremely widespread.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.746485
Longitude
1.094149