Horsetail - Equisetum hyemale ssp. affine

The stems are so rough that they can be used as an alternative to sandpaper.

Habitat: River's edge

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Flown Kimmerling

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Woah!! Posted 3 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  As in..."Whoa horsey!" ;P Posted 3 years ago

Calbost Niel

Lion

Great shot Posted 3 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks! Posted 3 years ago

The Scouring rush

"Equisetum hyemale", commonly known as rough horsetail, scouring rush, scouringrush horsetail and in South Africa as snake grass, is a perennial herb in the fern Division Pteridophyta. It is a native plant throughout the Holarctic Kingdom, found in North America, Europe, and northern Asia.

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Similar species: Horsetails

Species identified by Christine Young