New Mexico Non-Flowering Plants

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Ferns

Horsetail, Carricitos, Scouringrush, Equisetum hyemale, New Mexico

Horsetail Family, Carricitos, Horsetail, or Scouringrush (Equisetum hyemale)

Smooth Horsetail, Scouringrush, Equisetum laevigatum

Horsetail Family, Smooth Horsetail or Scouringrush (Equisetum laevigatum)

Mosquito Fern, Duckweed Fern, Fairy Moss, Water Fern, Azolla, New Mexico

Salviniaceae (aquatic ferns): Mosquito Fern, Duckweed Fern, Fairy Moss, or Water Fern (Azolla)

Pteridaceae: Lip Fern (Cheilanthes)

Is it moss or lichen?