Hippuris

Mare's tail
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Callitrichales Family: Hippuridaceae Genus: Hippuris
Species
Hippurus montana Hippurus tetraphylla Hippurus vulgaris

Hippuridaceae is the Mare's tail family. It includes a single genus, Hippuris. Its best known member is the Horsetail or Common Mare's Tail. Other species in the genus include

• Mountain mare's tail, Hippurus montana
• Fourleaf mare's tail, H. tetraphylla

Reference http://www.itis.usda.gov TSN (family): 27066 TSN (genus): 27067