The Gardens hold 5 of Cascadia’s 12 Equisetum species. This is a family of plants that reproduce like ferns with spores rather than seeds. It has been on the Planet for over 100 million years. Once when dinosaurs roamed the Earth, they stood 100 feet tall. In many
places they are referred to as “mare’s tail” as that is what they look like from afar. Indigenous People and people of Asia and Europe have long consumed certain species of horsetail, eaten either raw or cooked – typically the young tender plants. Long term consumption comes with risks today as toxicity builds up in bodies, especially livestock.
http://naeb.brit.org/uses/search/?string=Equisetum+arvense
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equisetum
https://burkeherbarium.org/imagecollection/browse.php?Genus=Equisetum
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equisetum
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equisetum_fluviatile
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equisetum_variegatum
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equisetum_arvense
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equisetum_hyemale
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equisetum_telmateia
Horsetails differ from vascular plants like trees, shrubs, and herbs (flowers) in that they reproduce by:
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