Calamitaceae
Sign in to saveCalamitaceae is an extinct family of equisetalean plants related to the modern horsetails, known from the Carboniferous and Permian periods. Some members of this family like Arthropitys attained tree-like stature, with heights over , with extensive underground rhizomes. They were largely found in wetland environments.
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Calamitaceae is an extinct family of equisetalean plants related to the modern horsetails, known from the Carboniferous and Permian periods. Some members of this family like Arthropitys attained tree-like stature, with heights over , with extensive underground rhizomes. They were largely found in wetland environments.
== Proposed genera and species of Calamitaceae == thumb|Asterophyllites|Asterophyllites equisetiformis Annularia. A. stellata. Arthropitys. Asterophyllites (or incorrectly Asterophyllum). Astromyelon. thumb|Calamites Calamites. C. carinatus. C. suckowi. C. undulatus. Calamocarpon. Calamostachys. C. binneyana. Cingularia. Mazostachys. Paleostachya.
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