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Plants
Unbranched evergreen jointed stems with a black-banded cone at the tip.
Field facts
HabitatRiverbanks, wet sandy ground, railway ballast
RangeStatewide
When to lookGreen year-round
StatusSecure (Indiana DNR / IUCN Red List)
Look-alikesField Horsetail
Field note: Horsetail ancestors grew as tall as trees in the coal-forming swamps.
Lesson
Watching responsibly
Leave stands intact along eroding banks.
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