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Horsetails at Ickworth -7225

Referred to as living fossils, they are the only living genus of a class of plants over 100 million years old, which formed Paleozoic forests so predominant in coal. They reproduce by spores and once established are very difficult to eradicate. A fascinating plant.

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Uploaded on June 6, 2019
Taken on May 31, 2019