giant horsetailEquisetum telmateia ssp. braunii
Equisetaceae
Horsetails are so unusual looking. I was surprised to find out it's considered a fern, in a broad sense of the definition. Makes sense, I guess. In a previous horsetail post, I removed the label native wildflower, obviously because it doesn't flower, and have added new labels for horsetails and ferns. It is a native plant. Like grasses, I don't attempt to ID most ferns and you'll notice a definite lack of grass and fern posts on Nature ID.
It's rather pretty in its own unique way...
ReplyDeleteI'm surprised to find out it's a fern, too, although I guess there's still some taxonomic shenanigans about whether they're in a separate division or not.
ReplyDeleteA fern? Or at least in that family, crazy. I never would have guessed.
ReplyDeleteJohn and Brad, I'm so glad to hear I'm not the only one surprised after finding this tidbit of info. I feel like I need to go back to basic biology. Erg!
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