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Equisetum sylvaticum L.

wood horsetail (Equisetaceae)

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Very widespreadModerate tendencyN
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Equisetum sylvaticum has branches that are again branched.

Balnagrantach (VC96: East Inverness & Nairn); 2016-07-08

 wood horsetail / Equisetum sylvaticum: _Equisetum sylvaticum_ has branches that are again branched.

The fertile stems of Equisetum sylvaticum start off bare, but develop branches after sporulation and eventually resemble sterile stems.

Meltham (VC63: South-West Yorkshire); 2018-04-29

 wood horsetail / Equisetum sylvaticum: The fertile stems of _Equisetum sylvaticum_ start off bare, but develop branches after sporulation and eventually resemble sterile stems.

In Equisetum sylvaticum, the teeth of the stem sheaths often cohere; in all our other horsetail species, they are free.

Meltham (VC63: South-West Yorkshire); 2018-04-29

 wood horsetail / Equisetum sylvaticum: In _Equisetum sylvaticum_, the teeth of the stem sheaths often cohere; in all our other horsetail species, they are free.

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