Horsetails grow in moist, cool woods and have many delicate branches that circle the shoots. Horestails can be found in stream banks and in meadows in North America and Eurasia. All spores make a gametophyte generation. X yle m, which is dead, hollow stacks of cells are used in the transportation of water. Lignin is used in the xylem as support tissue to hold the stems up.
Horsetails are flowerless and seedless, hence, they are in the group of seedless vascular plants.
Horsetails have silica, which reduces the risk of excessive bleeding and contributes to the building of healthy blood cells. Horestails help increase enzymes that kill germs, which improves the functioning of the entire immune system. Many people drink Horsetail Tea to enrich their blood, harden fingernails, and revitalize their hair. It is also good for white spots people get on their fingernails, which indicate a calcium imbalance.