A robust member of the family, the Great Horsetail has a hollow stem with distinct dark stem seath teeth. They are a primitive seedless plant
A robust member of the family, the Great Horsetail has a hollow stem with distinct dark stem sheath teeth. They are a primitive seedless plant that spreads by rhizomes in damp soils and predate the dinosaurs.
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Location: Scarborough, UK
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