Friday, May 16, 2008

Ground Pine It's Field Horsetail

Genus Lycopodium
Club moss of the northern hardwood forests — not a pine, not a tree, not a moss. It's a type of fern: "evergreen, perennial, clonal, and rhizomatous in nature." I'll be keeping an eye on this important inhabitant of my forest during the summer. When clicked, this photo will open, full size, in a new window.

I went on an Edible Wilds walk in Montpelier Saturday and learned that I mislabeled this plant. This is the sterile horsetail. The fertile horsetail can be seen here. I apologize for the error.

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8 comments:

  1. This is nice to know. I have what I call, "volunteer," evergreens that look like yews but am not sure until they get some size. Some are three or more years old and less than 12 inches tall. I suppose a bird planted them.

    This is a nice post. I like the information the way you presented it too.

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  2. I love these ferns. When Dellie and I find them, we think flower fairies, of course. Now we have a name, rank, and serial number, thanks to you!

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  3. I come across ferns in the woods at times that look a lot like these.
    The next time I see then I will pay more notice to them.

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  4. Nice shot here.
    beautiful green.


    pop over and see my busy critter.

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  5. This isn't ground pine! But when I'm wrong, I'm really wrong: this is Field Horsetail (Equisetum arvense)l. Also called scouring rush. So sorry!

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  6. I just posted a full explanation chock full of details and links!

    http://meeyauw-pad.blogspot.com/2008/05/scouring-rush.html

    Thank you!

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  7. Oh well. Does it really matter than I never knowingly saw either of them and am still thankful for the information and the correction.

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