Water horsetail (Equisetum fluviatile)

Where?

Grows in swamps, on banks and frequently shallow flooded sites, requires constantly moist soils.

Appearance?

Perennial, cryptophyte plant. Smooth stem with growth height between 30 and 120 cm, with filamentous shoots at regular intervals, which are formed for reproduction. From May to June, an egg-shaped spore ear forms at the top of the horsetail..

Special Features?

May be toxic to cattle, easily confused with marsh and field horsetail, Water horsetail hybridizes with field horsetail to form the so-called Equisetum × litorale. The Water horsetail is hollow.