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Equisetopsida (Horsetailes)

      Equisetopsida, or Sphenopsida, is a class of plants with a fossil record going back to the Devonian. They are commonly known as horsetails. Living species typically grow in wet areas, with needle-like leaves radiating at regular intervals from a single vertical stem. The Equisetopsida were formerly regarded as a separate division of spore plants and also called Equisetophyta, Arthrophyta or Sphenophyta; today they have been recognized as rather close relatives of the typical ferns (Pteridopsida) and form a specialized lineage of the Pteridophyta.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equisetopsida
Palaeostachya graciliina WA48
Palaeostachya graciliina WA44
Palaeostachya graciliina WA50
Palaeostachya graciliina WA31
Palaeostachya graciliina WA51
Palaeostachya graciliina WA46
Palaeostachya graciliina WA45
Palaeostachya gracillima WA23
Palaeostachya gracillima WA158
Palaeostachya pedunculata WA122
Palaeostachya pendunculata WA54
Palaeostachya raconicensis WA35
Palaeostachya raconicensis WA24
Palaeostachya raconicensis WA28
Palaeostachya WA109
Palaeostachya WA32
Sphenophyllum cuneifolium ZŠ598
Sphenophyllum cuneifolium ZŠ771
Sphenophyllum cuneifolium ZŠ828
Sphenophyllum cuneifolium WA199

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