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Ferns and Horsetails (Monilophytes)
Clubmosses and Quillworts (Lycophytes)
Equisetum pratense  •  Shade Horsetail
Equisetum pratense Ehrh.; Shade Horsetail
Shade Horsetail. Perthshire, July
Single shoot. County Durham, late July Cones and young shoots. Scotland
Detail of stem and branches, showing the 3-angled architecture of the branches. Perthshire, July Stem node, mid shoot. Note tiny spines visible on stem ridges. Perthshire, July
Single shoot. Perthshire, July Single shoot. County Durham, late July
County Durham, late July County Durham, late July
County Durham, late July County Durham, late July
County Durham, late July County Durham, late July
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