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Cola de Caballo, Horsetail Reed

Equisetum hyemale

Description:

Ornamental plant, grows usually no more than 1m, or at least not let higher than that for the ornamental purposes.

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Ava T-B
Ava T-B 11 years ago
Horsetail Reed
Equisetum hyemale Equisetum hyemale


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2 Comments

AndresDuarte
AndresDuarte 11 years ago

Thank you very much. I had seen it around growing wild near here about twenty years ago. But now I only see it as ornamental on many gardens.

Ava T-B
Ava T-B 11 years ago

Very invasive and hard to get rid of. Also a very ancient plant.

AndresDuarte
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AndresDuarte

Spotted on Sep 21, 2012
Submitted on Sep 22, 2012

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