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Plants
Jointed green whorled stems, preceded in spring by pale spore-bearing shoots.
Field facts
HabitatDitches, railway banks, sandy shores
RangeStatewide
When to lookFertile shoots April; green stems to autumn
StatusSecure (Indiana DNR / IUCN Red List)
Look-alikesScouring Rush, Young pine seedlings
Field note: Silica in the stems made them useful for scouring pots, hence 'scouring rush'.
Lesson
Watching responsibly
An ancient lineage worth leaving be; it stabilises raw banks.
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