Rough Horsetail -- strobilus

    Equisetum hyemale
    Equisetaceae

    These remind me of the domes on St. Basil's Cathedral

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    1. anne miek bibber (56 months ago | reply)

      Supershot, I love this picture!

      And indeed I know the plant, but never saw it this close up! In Dutch it is called 'Reuzenschaafstro', 'Heermoes', and 'Schuurriet', it grows in my neighbours garden, and altough it is very beautiful I hope it does not move to our garden....it does have a few more quite ugly names too...!

      I love your art

      I Think this is Art ! AWARD

    2. Shotaku (56 months ago | reply)

      The different patterns are fascinating. A wonderful photo.

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      Seen in UBCBG Botany Photo of the Day (?)

    3. sky_view (56 months ago | reply)

      A wonderful photo, Every one different!

    4. monika & manfred (55 months ago | reply)

      That is a most beautiful plant shot! Faved right away!

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      monika & manfred added this photo to their favorites. (55 months ago)

    6. FireOpal (55 months ago | reply)

      I like this one.

    7. dionysia (55 months ago | reply)

      Thank you, everyone! Equisetum are always a popular photographic subject -- very linear, very architectural in their form. I wanted to show a slightly different aspect of this plant, namely the completely gonzo variation in the reproductive bodies.

      anne miek bibber :
      Thank you for that information! I love learning the local names of plants -- it is not only useful to me as a botanist, it is inherently interesting in its own right.

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      hildaDS added this photo to her favorites. (53 months ago)

    9. egle_k. (51 months ago | reply)

      Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Medicinal, Aromatic and Wild Edible Plants, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.

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      playadora, pinkie611, playadora2, thingofthisnature, and Er.We added this photo to their favorites.

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