Giant horsetail

elephantine horsetail ( Equisetum giganteum ) is a South- and cardinal American native plant that thrives in damp soil . It spreads vigorously and should be contained if grown in warm climates . Its prehistoric - look stems and stack coil of branchlets may leave you expecting a pterodactyl to fell by .

Photo taken in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco , California .

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