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Horsetails are unique plants that look like green, spiky tubes. They grow in wet areas and have been around for millions of years, making them one of the oldest plants on Earth!
Key details
- Height
- 10-250 cm
- Spread
- 30-100 cm
- Edible
- No
- Toxicity
- Mild
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
Traits
Grass-LikeMedicinalSpore ProducingFiberAncient LineageLongevousWetland
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The horsetails has unique jointed, hollow stems that are typically green or brownish. Instead of leaves, it has small, scale-like structures in whorls at each joint. Some species have feathery branches or a cone-like spore structure at the tip, making them look very distinct from flowering plants.
"Living fossils," horsetails grew tall as trees when dinosaurs roamed the Earth!
People once used dried horsetail stems to scrub pots and pans like a natural sponge!
Some horsetail species can grow over 8 feet tall, making them giants among plants!
