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Carl Farmer |
Not common. In damp and often shady ground that is not strongly acid Stems 8-12 mm across. Plant can be up to 2 metres tall but seems to be always much lower in Skye. Skye ID: Sheaths normally have over 20 teeth and plant is profusely and regularly branched along its entire length Other features: Sterile stems whitish or pale green. Fertile stems (brown, with cones) do not have branches or turn green but die down in early summer, and have sheaths with 20-30 teeth; no other Horsetail normally has brown fertile stems with more than 20 teeth. |
