Calamitaceae


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

Annularia.
  • * A. stellata.Arthropitys.Asterophyllites.Astromyelon.Calamites.
  • * C. carinatus.
  • * C. suckowi.
  • * C. undulatus.Calamocarpon.Calamostachys.
  • * C. binneyana.Cingularia.Mazostachys.Paleostachya.