Horsetail (Equisetum spp.) is one of the easiest water plants to grow—and one of the hardest to contain. It tolerates a wide range of soils and even thrives in standing water. This plant has survived ...

A plant that looks almost too simple to notice has just pushed scientists into strange chemical territory. Researchers studying smooth horsetail, a hollow-stemmed survivor from one of Earth’s oldest ...

Scientists uncover hidden secret in plant: A common riverside plant, smooth horsetail, has baffled scientists with water ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Your plants are looking weak? No need to resort to pesticides: Liquid manure made from nettle or horsetail can make your plants ...

Horsetails are in their full glory now, looking crisp and green even as the season’s wind, rain and pests have taken their toll on most other plants. Horsetails’ toughness is no surprise. They’re ...

Equisetum arvense, commonly called field horsetail or common horsetail, has been around for hundreds of millions of years. You can’t help but admire the longevity of this survivor from Jurassic times, ...