Equisetum telmateia

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: Correct

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