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Native Wetland Plants

Equisetum scirpoides

Dwarf Horsetail

Dwarf Horsetail is a slender small-sized Equisetum growing less than 1foot tall in dense dark green colonies along shorelines and shallow water. Although lacking true leaves or flowers, the upright stems add a nice shorter vertical accent to horizontal shoreline edges. This plant provides habitat for pond life and historically was used for scouring, sanding, and filing because of the high silica content in the stems. Larger Horsetails have the ability to absorb heavy metals from soil and are often used in remediation projects involving heavy metal contaminants.

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