Snake grass or Horsetail if you prefer

On July 20, 2018July 30, 2018 By Mike and Christy

According to recent scientific and lay sources the family Equisetum is a “living fossil”. It is the only living genus of the entire class Equisetopsida a family of vascular plants that reproduce by spores rather than seeds.

These plant date back to the Devonian period which to my my reckoning is really, really old. I am no botanist or will not pretend to be so I have always enjoyed snake grass for its beauty but with each little drop of new understanding comes greater beauty and perhaps beauty is part of the design of universe to begin with.

18 thoughts on “Snake grass or Horsetail if you prefer”

ellie894

Wow, that’s neat! 😊

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July 20, 2018 at 12:01 pm Reply
1. Mike Bizeau
  
  HI Ellie, wonderful plants and just a great example of how life varies.
  
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  July 30, 2018 at 12:00 pm Reply
niasunset

Amazing, amazing. Thank you, Love, nia

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July 20, 2018 at 12:47 pm Reply
1. Mike Bizeau
  
  Thanks and your so welcome. We love seeing these plants and are just starting to learn of their unique biology. Fun stuff.
  
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  July 30, 2018 at 12:01 pm Reply
underswansea

Great photos and very interesting.

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July 20, 2018 at 1:39 pm Reply
1. Mike Bizeau
  
  HI and thanks, we also found learning about these plants interesting and enlightening.
  
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  July 30, 2018 at 12:03 pm Reply
plaidcamper

These are great photographs, particularly the second one. Beautiful grass, and old is cool…
Thanks, Mike!

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July 20, 2018 at 1:51 pm Reply
1. Mike Bizeau
  
  Thanks Adam and yes old is cool especially given the fact we seem to be aging every day. It is always fun to learn the biology of plants and these demonstrate just how diverse life can be. Hope you have a wonderful week.
  
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  July 30, 2018 at 12:04 pm Reply
Sreejith Nair

Beautiful images, Mike 🙂

Excellent use of depth…

Thank you for sharing 🙂

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July 20, 2018 at 4:18 pm Reply
1. Mike Bizeau
  
  Thanks Sreehjith, we always enjoy sharing what we see and glad that you enjoyed these images.
  
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  July 30, 2018 at 12:05 pm Reply
Chronicallyundiagnosed

I love this plant and these photos!

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July 20, 2018 at 5:40 pm Reply
1. Mike Bizeau
  
  They are wonderful plants and we never tire of finding them out and about.
  
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  July 30, 2018 at 12:06 pm Reply
Eliza Waters

Lovely photo-study of horsetails. We have stands of these down by our river. Very tough plant and nearly impossible to eradicate from a garden! 😉

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July 21, 2018 at 1:17 am Reply
1. Mike Bizeau
  
  But they do make fine snake grass gardens.
  
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  July 30, 2018 at 12:06 pm Reply
Val Boyko

Love these Mike!

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July 23, 2018 at 1:24 am Reply
1. Mike Bizeau
  
  Thanks Val, these are one of you favorite plants in all their varieties. Hope you have a wonderful week ahead.
  
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  July 30, 2018 at 12:07 pm Reply
greenteadoodles

So cool! I’ve never seen that …fascinating!

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July 26, 2018 at 8:43 pm Reply
1. Mike Bizeau
  
  Hi and we are happy we could introduce you to these wonderful plants. Hope your week is off to a wonderful start.
  
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  July 30, 2018 at 12:08 pm Reply