Field Horsetail
Taken at Hogganfield Loch on 18th April 2019 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode
Fact File

Taken at Doonfoot on 31st March 2019 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode
Fact File
Field Horsetail.
Species:
Order:
Family:
Habit: 		Equisetum arvense.
Equisetales.
Equisetaceae.
Herbaceous Perennial.
Habitat:
Height:
Flowers:


Medicinal Uses:
 Arable soil or disturbed areas.
10 - 90 cms.
The fertile stems are produced in early spring while the green sterile stems start to grow after the fertile stems have wilted and persist through
the summer until the first autumn frosts.
Too many to list. See Wikipedia