Equisetales

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Equisetales
Equisetum telmateia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Pteridophyta
Class: Equisetopsida
Order: Equisetales
DC. ex Bercht. & J. Presl
Families

Archaeocalamitaceae †
Calamitaceae †
Equisetaceae

The Equisetales is an order of pteridophytes with only one living genus Equisetum (horsetails). The fossil record includes additional extinct species.

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