What are horsetails?
Q: What are horsetails?
A: Horsetails are a class of plants in the fern family.
Q: In which era were horsetails one of the most important plant groups?
A: Horsetails were one of the most important plant groups in the Paleozoic era.
Q: What did horsetails dominate in the late Paleozoic forests?
A: Horsetails dominated the understorey of late Paleozoic forests.
Q: In which period are horsetails seen in the coal measures?
A: Horsetails are seen in the coal measures of the Carboniferous period.
Q: How tall could some horsetail trees reach?
A: Some horsetail trees could reach up to 30 metres.
Q: How do horsetails reproduce?
A: Horsetails reproduce by spores and not seeds.
Q: Why are horsetails named so?
A: Horsetails are named so because the branched species somewhat look like a horse's tail.
