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Ferns and Horsetails (Monilophytes)
Clubmosses and Quillworts (Lycophytes)
Equisetum sylvaticum  •  Wood Horsetail
Equisetum sylvaticum L.; Wood Horsetail
Wood Horsetail, Hampshire, June
Scotland, late July Scotland, late July
Stem sheath. Scotland, late July Stem sheath. Scotland, late July
Immature plant. Scotland, late July Immature plant, close-up showing stem sheath. Scotland, late July
Young plants. Western Scotland, early July Immature plant. Western Scotland, early July
Immature plant. Scotland, late July Branches not fully developed. Western Scotland, early July
Immature shoot from above. Western Scotland, late July Detail of branches, immature. Western Scotland, late July
Detail of branch architecture. Northumberland, July Mature plant from above. Hampshire, June
Plant in open boggy ground. Western Scotland, early July Plant in open boggy ground. Western Scotland, early July
Plant in open boggy ground. Western Scotland, early July Scotland
Scotland Roadside, central Scotland
Moorland, East Scotland, July In woodland, West Scotland, July
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