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field horsetail

Equisetum arvense

Field horsetail is a unique plant that looks like a green, bushy brush! It grows in fields and along roadsides, and it has a special history as one of the oldest plants on Earth.

Lebensraum: Grasslands

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The field horsetail has distinctive tall, hollow, jointed green stems that resemble miniature bamboo. Its delicate, needle-like branches grow in neat whorls around the main stem, creating a brush-like or feathery appearance. It often forms dense, uniform patches, especially in damp areas.

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

Its hollow stems were once used as whistles or even tiny pipes by children!

Its super deep roots can reach water from amazing depths underground!

Some call it 'scouring rush' because its gritty stems were once used to clean pots!

This plant is so old, it lived alongside dinosaurs millions of years ago!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Ancient Reproducer

Field horsetail can reproduce using tiny spores, an ancient method that helps it spread far without needing flowers or seeds.

Fähigkeit

Underground Networker

Field horsetail has tough, deep underground stems (rhizomes) that help it survive harsh conditions and quickly spread new plants.

Fähigkeit

Silica Strength

Field horsetail has silica-rich stems, making them rough and strong, which helps protect them from grazing animals.

Maße und Details

Höhe
10-60 cm
Essbar
Ja
Giftigkeit
Leicht
Lebenszyklus
Mehrjährig

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Black slug

Arion ater

Slugs sometimes graze on its tender young shoots.

eaten by

Red deer

Cervus elaphus

Deer may browse on its stems and shoots.

eaten by

European hare

Lepus europaeus

Hares occasionally eat the stems and foliage.

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Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Do not eat any wild plants without asking an adult first.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von field horsetail?

10-60 cm

Was ist der/die/das essbar von field horsetail?

Ja

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von field horsetail?

Leicht

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von field horsetail?

Mehrjährig

Wo findet man field horsetail normalerweise?

Grasslands

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