Whats this then?

[Andy H]

I thought it was horsetail?
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c180/beckyandy/tadpoles2038.jpg
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c180/beckyandy/tadpoles2039.jpg
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c180/beckyandy/tadpoles2040.jpg

[Andy H]

[Uncle_Filthster]

It is a horsetail, of which there are several native species.  Looks to by water horsetail's fertile stems, but may be Dutch rush (also an Equisetum), or may be a hybrid, which they do frequently.

[Andy H]

Thanks, I thought it was but googled and other wern`t plain but more like asparagus and fluffy!

[Uncle_Filthster]

Water horsetail often doesn't have any branches, even on sterile stems.  Dutch rush isn't usually found in water but does like wet ground and never has branches and (if I remember rightly) all stems are fertile.

Giant horsetail is one to look out for, very impressive but can be a bit rampant!

[Ben Acre]

Equisetum palustre

[Uncle_Filthster]

It's not marsh horsetail (Equisetum palustre), which has branches, fewer ridges and the nodes have black teeth with a broad white edge.