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Equisetales

Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Pteridophyta
Class:	Equisetopsida
Order:	Equisetales DC. Equisetum telmateia ( Great Horsetail or Giant Horsetail) is a species of Equisetum (horsetail with an unusual distribution Plants are living Organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. A fern is any one of a group of about 20000 Species of Plants classified in the phylum or division Pteridophyta, also known as Filicophyta Equisetopsida, or Sphenopsida, is a class of Plants with a fossil record going back to the Devonian. ex Bercht. & J. Presl

Families

Archaeocalamitaceae †
Calamitaceae †
Equisetaceae

The Equisetales is an order of pteridophytes with only one living genus Equisetum (horsetails). Calamitaceae is an extinct family of plants related to the modern Horsetail. Equisetum is a genus of Vascular plants that reproduce by spores rather than seeds A fern is any one of a group of about 20000 Species of Plants classified in the phylum or division Pteridophyta, also known as Filicophyta Equisetum is a genus of Vascular plants that reproduce by spores rather than seeds The fossil record includes additional extinct species.

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