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17 April 2006 SRW

I have no idea...

Tisbury, Wiltshire, UK

...what this is!

But it was everywhere you looked
(especially in the swampy bits) in Oddford Vale;
and gave out great puffs of pollen or spores
if you touched it....

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Peter Damashek 21-Mar-2009 15:46
That's tsukushi in Japanese...a spore shoot of field horsetail. You pick them when tender, pull off the brown jagged rings on the sides, then fry them in oil, adding soy sauce, "mirin", sugar, and a dash of sesame oil for flavor.
SRW18-Apr-2006 02:44
Thanks, Christine! Such an amazing plant...!
Guest 18-Apr-2006 02:17
Equisetum (horsetail)
Christine