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chris		Posted: Thursday, February 21, 2008 1:48:31 AM
Rank: Administration Groups: Administration Joined: 2/2/2008 Posts: 31 Points: 93 Location: United Kingdom		Is this Horsetail, as opposed to Mare's tail? (I think Horsetail technically isn't a flower...) Location: Damp flush in wood at Rhiw, Lleyn Peninsula, Wales Date: 15 February 2008 Ta Chris chris attached the following image(s):
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Scummie		Posted: Thursday, February 21, 2008 2:33:18 PM
Rank: Newbie Groups: Member Joined: 2/19/2008 Posts: 5 Points: 15 Location: United Kingdom		Horse tail is mare's tail (sometimes). http://www.t-c-m-rd.co.uk/invasive-weeds/horse-tail/
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chris		Posted: Thursday, February 21, 2008 3:15:23 PM
Rank: Administration Groups: Administration Joined: 2/2/2008 Posts: 31 Points: 93 Location: United Kingdom		Well, it be mistakenly called that, but they have different scientific name: Mare's tail: Hippuris vulgaris Field Horsetail: Equisetum arvense Also, Mare's tail has flowers while Horsetail produces spores like ferns
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