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tomato-red cinderblock wall with bright green horsetail fern spikes growing from between cracks in the pavement
i love these images i get by strolling around random alleys -- which are mostly desolate and full of debris, where nothing is planned to draw the touristy eye.

on 2009-08-23 14:06 (UTC)
zarhooie: Girl on a blueberry bramble looking happy. Text: Kat (Default)
Posted by [personal profile] zarhooie
That is horse grass, also known as Indian Toothbrushes. It's rough on the edge and natives used to use it to clean out their teeth. trufax

on 2009-08-24 01:36 (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] jinian.livejournal.com
Interesting. I've never heard Equisetum called "horse grass" before; my people call it "horsetail" instead. My contribution: the reason it's scratchy is because of the silica in its cells, and it is taxonomically a fern.

on 2009-08-27 09:53 (UTC)
crantz: The hamster is saying bollocks. It is a scornful hamster (star trek awesome possum)
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Christmassy!

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