Clubmosses & Horsetails

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Lesser Clubmoss Family - Selaginellaceae

Mediterranean Clubmoss      Selaginella denticulata

Native throughout the Mediterranean Region. Common on shady rocks.

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Leaves
Leaves


Horsetail Family - Equisetaceae

Great Horsetail      Equisetum telmateia

Native throughout Europe to the Mediterranean Basin and Middle East. Widespread in wet, shady places.

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Young branches
Leaf sheaths
Cones


Joint-pine Family - Ephedraceae

Leafless Joint-pine      Ephedra foeminea

(Ephedra fragilis ssp. campylopoda) Native from Italy, south and east to the Arabian Peninsula and East Africa. A strong-growing, scrambling and often pendulous species.

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Leaves
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Flower buds
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Buds
Branchlets