A taxonomic order of vascular plants containing the horsetails and their relatives; a botanical classification.
From 'Equisetum' + '-ales' (botanical order suffix). This taxonomic term classifies plants at the order level in botanical hierarchy.
Equisetales is a 'living fossil' order—it's the only surviving order of what was once a dominant group of plants, making it incredibly valuable to scientists studying plant evolution!
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