See text This article explains how to read a taxobox. ... For other uses, see Scientific classification (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Plant (disambiguation). ... Classes Marattiopsida Osmundopsida Gleicheniopsida Pteridopsida A fern, or pteridophyte, is any one of a group of some twenty thousand species of plants classified in the Division Pteridophyta, formerly known as Filicophyta. ... Subclasses Subclass: Cyatheatae Subclass: Schizaeatae Subclass: Pteriditae Subclass: Polypoditae The Pteridopsida is a class of plants in the Division Pteridophyta that includes the modern ferns. ... Families Athyriaceae - Lady Fern Family Blechnaceae - Chain Fern Family Onocleaceae - Sensitive Fern Family Woodsiaceae - Cliff Fern Family Cystopteridaceae - Fragile Fern Family Thelypteridaceae - Female Fern Family The Athyriales is one of the largest fern orders, including not only tropical ferns but many of the temperate ferns. ...
Blechnaceae is a family of nine genera and between 240-260 species of ferns, with a cosmopolitan distribution. Classes Psilotopsida Equisetopsida Marattiopsida Polypodiopsida A fern is any one of a group of about 20,000 species of plants classified in the phylum or division Pteridophyta, also known as Filicophyta. ... A cosmopolitan distribution is a term applied to a biological category of living things meaning that this category can be found anywhere around the world. ...
Most are ground dwelling, some are climbers, such as Stenochlaena. A characteristic feature of many species is that the young opening fronds are usually tinged with red. A fern with simple (lobed or pinnatifid) blades, the dissection of each blade not quite reaching to the rachis. ...
Genera
Blechnum L. (hard ferns)
Brainea J. Sm.
Doodia R. Br.
Pteridoblechnum Hennipman
Sadleria Kaulf.
Salpichlaena J. Sm.
Steenisioblechnum Hennipman
Stenochlaena J. Sm.
Woodwardia Sm. (syn. Lorinseria C.Presl; chain ferns)
References
Germplasm Resources Information Network: Blechnaceae
Individual specimen entries are published in the sample database supplied with The Compleat Botanica for species or varieties of this supra-generic taxon.
For a description of the methodology followed in establishing this hierarchy see the note Nomenclature used in The Compleat Botanica.
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