Order Equisetales (Noun)
Meaning
Lower tracheophytes in existence since the Devonian.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The order Equisetales, commonly known as horsetails, is one of the most ancient lineages of lower tracheophytes in existence since the Devonian.
- Fossil records indicate that the order Equisetales was one of the first terrestrial plant groups to thrive and dominate many ecosystems.
- Many of the early vascular plants belonged to the order Equisetales, characterized by their hollow, jointed stems and scale-like leaves.
- In their prime during the Carboniferous period, the order Equisetales reached heights of over 30 feet and ultimately contributed to coal deposits found today.
- The order Equisetales flourished for some 320 million years before they began a slow decline that would ultimately leave them relatively rare in the modern plant world.