descriptionA widespread species along stream banks and in meadows in North America and Eurasia is the common horsetail ( E. arvense), about 30 cm (1 foot) tall. The central cavity of each stem is about a quarter of its outside diameter. Fairly thick, solid branches arise from below the sheaths, circling the shoots like spokes on a wheel. Stems that bear terminal spore cones are often flesh-coloured...
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