What: After focusing on the croziers (fiddleheads) in April I got excited about another primitive, non-flowering plant that’s poking its little head up. So I spent some time the past couple of weeks seeking out some of these these often overlooked plants: the horsetails (members of the genus Equisetum).
Ecological notes:
Where:
Other notes: Equus stems from the latin for horse (like the amazing play by Peter Shaffer, Equus) and setum means having bristles.
