Rough Horsetail (Equisetum hyemale)
After finishing my hike up and over Mount Greylock, I came upon a large stand of rough horsetails (Equisetum hyemale) at the base of the mountain, at the edge of a boggy, wetland area. These plants are primarily found in riparian zones, around springs and seeps, in wet forests or other wetland areas. The rough horsetail has 2- to 3-foot tall vertical jointed hollow reed-like green stalks. Each node, or joint, along the stalk is marked by a ring of…