Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: Mare's-tail

This Mare's-tail was growing at Confluence Park. The leaves grow in whorls of 6-12, and the flowers are inconspicuous, borne in leaf axils. The name "Hippuris" comes from the Greek words "hippo" and "oura", meaning "horse tail", a reference to the plant's likeness to the unrelated Horsetail (Equisetum spp.).