<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">Sphenophyta</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31316266</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:25:10</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Division Sphenophyta</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Sphenopsida</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">horsetail</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">horsetails</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Cryptogamous (using sexual reproduction but lacking stamens or pistils) with hollow, jointed stems and whorls of slender branches at the joints. Today comprises one genus and around 30 species, but they were abundant in earlier periods; some Paleozoic sphenophytes grew up to 100 feet in height. ]]></dc:description></metadata>