Links to genera Ferns and Horsetails (Monilophytes) Clubmosses and Quillworts (Lycophytes)
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Equisetum pratense • Shade Horsetail
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Equisetum pratense Ehrh.; Shade Horsetail
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Single shoot. County Durham, late July |
![](../../fernimages/fern_photographs/equisetum/pratense/pratense11sm.jpg) | Cones and young shoots. Scotland |
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Detail of stem and branches, showing the 3-angled architecture of the branches. Perthshire, July |
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Stem node, mid shoot. Note tiny spines visible on stem ridges. Perthshire, July |
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Single shoot. Perthshire, July |
![](../../fernimages/fern_photographs/equisetum/pratense/pratenseHM2sm.jpg) | Single shoot. County Durham, late July |
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County Durham, late July |
![](../../fernimages/fern_photographs/equisetum/pratense/pratense01sm.jpg) | County Durham, late July |
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County Durham, late July |
![](../../fernimages/fern_photographs/equisetum/pratense/pratense02sm.jpg) | County Durham, late July |
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County Durham, late July |
![](../../fernimages/fern_photographs/equisetum/pratense/pratense06sm.jpg) | County Durham, late July |
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