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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

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