Pteridaceae is a plant family in the Plantae kingdom, order Polypodiales, class Polypodiopsida. The family contains 196 accepted species worldwide.
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Pellaea rotundifolia (G.Forst.) Hook.
Pellaea rotundifolia, the button fern, is a New Zealand endemic fern grown as a …
Cryptogramma stelleri (S.G.Gmel.) Prantl
Cryptogramma stelleri is a North American fern with varying conservation statuse…
Pellaea nana (Hook.) Bostock
Pellaea nana, the dwarf sickle fern, is a rare small fern found in eastern Austr…
Adiantum aethiopicum L.
Adiantum aethiopicum (common maidenhair fern) is a small widespread fern grown a…
Argyrochosma microphylla (Mett.) Windham
Argyrochosma microphylla is a small farina-lacking fern found in limestone rocky…
Adiantum aleuticum (Rupr.) C.A.Paris
Adiantum aleuticum is a North American fern that grows in rocky habitats, and is…
Myriopteris scabra (C.Chr.) Grusz & Windham
Myriopteris scabra is a rough-leaved limestone specialist fern native to the sou…
Pteris tripartita Sw.
Pteris tripartita is a fern species native to multiple tropical and subtropical …
Myriopteris tomentosa (Link) Fée
Myriopteris tomentosa (woolly lipfern) is a small drought-tolerant evergreen fer…
Adiantum diaphanum Blume
Adiantum diaphanum (filmy maidenhair fern) is a small fern native to East Asia, …
Adiantum jordanii Müll.Hal.
Adiantum jordanii, the California maidenhair, is a perennial fern native to Cali…
Cheilanthes distans (R.Br.) Mett.
Cheilanthes distans, the bristly cloak fern, is a small woolly lip fern native t…
Pteridaceae plants belong to the Polypodiales order in the Plantae kingdom. Argyrochosma jonesii and Argyrochosma lumholtzii lack the distinct joint at the base of the leaf segment, and do not form dramatically folded leaf segments when dry. For instant identification, use the iNature app — AI-powered and works offline.
Pteridaceae is classified in the order Polypodiales, class Polypodiopsida, phylum Tracheophyta. This feature distinguishes the species from the similar Myriopteris rufa, which has broad costal scales that do conceal the leaf surface.
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