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Synonym

Equisetum maximum

great horsetail

Other common names
foxtail asparagus
Synonyms
Equisetum maximum
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Botanical details
Family
Equisetaceae
Native to GB / Ireland
No
Genus

Equisetum

Genus description

Equisetum are also known as horsetails or living fossils as they are the only living genus in Equisetaceae, a family of vascular plants which reproduce by spores rather than seeds. Plants have a rush-like appearance.

Name status

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