Question: This plant is by a stream, damp all day, in shade all day, southern vermont. The texture is tough, hard..it's …
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Question
This plant is by a stream, damp all day, in shade all day, southern vermont. The texture is tough, hard..it's not normal stem or leaf texture. Would appreciate knowing what it is! That's my finger near it so it's quite small but I did see some larger ones, but I couldn't reach them. They're all tangled together in one big mess. This one was separate from the crowd and I could reach it.
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julietamler, I can't see the plants in the image clearly, so you should confirm the tentative answer I provide here. The stems look like those of Equisetum scorpoides (dwarf scouring-rush). If you examine images on the internet, you may be able to determine if this hypothesis is correct. Best wishes.
