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Equisetum variegatum var. majus
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
Unresolved
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