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##@§¤=†~,. THE EQUISETUM IS A PLANT MUCH OLDER .,~†=¤§@##
§§§===†~,. THAN FERNS, WHICH ARE IN TURN MUCH .,~†===§§§
§¤¤†~..... OLDER THAN MOST TREES. IT'S LIGHT GREEN .....~†¤¤§
@§=~~..... TO YELLOW IN COLOR AND IS SLIGHTLY .....~~=§@
§§=~,..... TRANSPARENT. .....,~=§§
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##@§¤=†~,. THE PLANT HAS A SPINE. EACH VERTEBRA IS .,~†=¤§@##
#@@§¤=†~,. STACKED UPON THE NEXT, WITH SPOKELIKE .,~†=¤§@@#
@§=†,..... RIBS RADIATING OUTWARD. EVEN SO, IT'S .....,†=§@
§===~,.... VERY LIGHT, BEING HOLLOW. IT'S ROUGHLY ....,~===§
#@¤¤¤=†~,. THE HEIGHT OF A FOXES TAIL, AND SHARES .,~†=¤¤¤@#
#@¤==~,... A SIMILAR PLUMAGE. ...,~==¤@#
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##@§¤=†~,. IT LIKES PARTIAL SHADE AND VERY DAMP .,~†=¤§@##
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