Plants of Navajo State Park

Navajo State Park lies on 4,972 acres of land and 3,798 acres of water in Colorado on the border with New Mexico. The reservoir crosses the border and most of the reservoir's area sits in New Mexico. The park is comprised of Pinyon/Juniper Woodland, Sagebrush Shrubland, Narrowleaf Cottonwood ...more ↓

field horsetail

Equisetum arvense, the field horsetail or common horsetail, is a herbaceous perennial plant, native throughout the arctic and temperate regions of the northern hemisphere. It has separate sterile non-reproductive and fertile spore-bearing stems, growing from a perennial underground rhizomatous stem system. The fertile stems are produced in early spring and are ...more ↓

smooth horsetail

Equisetum laevigatum is a species of horsetail known by the common names smooth horsetail and smooth scouring rush. This plant is native to much of North America except for northern Canada and southern Mexico. It is usually found in moist areas in sandy and gravelly substrates. It may be annual or perennial. It grows narrow green stems sometimes reaching heights ...more ↓

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