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
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- Annularia.
- A. stellata.
- Arthropitys.
- Asterophyllites (or incorrectly Asterophyllum).
- Astromyelon.
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- Calamites.
- C. carinatus.
- C. suckowi.
- C. undulatus.
- Calamocarpon.
- Calamostachys.
- C. binneyana.
- Cingularia.
- Mazostachys.
- Paleostachya.
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