Wood Horsetail |
Equisetum sylvaticum |
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Carl Farmer |
Common on moorland, woodland clearings, beside paths, etc. Stem diameter c 1-4 mm ID: Teeth of sheaths united into a few lobes, less than the number of grooves on the stem. Other features: Branches themselves branched and drooping. Fertile stems at first brown and unbranched, later becoming like the sterile stems. |
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Carl Farmer |
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Carl Farmer |
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Carl Farmer |
Progression of
fertile stems: leaves develop, stems lengthen, cones open and then drop
off |
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Young sterile stems | ||