fern genus
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is a type of: genus - (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more speciessubtypes:
- genus pecopteris - genus of Carboniferous fossil ferns
- genus hymenophyllum, hymenophyllum - type genus of the Hymenophyllaceae: filmy ferns
- genus trichomanes, trichomanes - bristle ferns; kidney ferns
- genus osmunda - type genus of the Osmundaceae
- genus leptopteris, leptopteris - including some ferns sometimes placed in genus Todea
- genus todea, todea - a genus of delicate ferns belonging to the family Osmundaceae
- genus schizaea, schizaea - type genus of the Schizaeaceae cosmopolitan especially in tropics; small leptosporangiate ferns: curly grass fern
- anemia, genus anemia - genus of terrestrial or lithophytic ferns having pinnatifid fronds; chiefly of tropical America
- genus lygodium, lygodium - chiefly tropical climbing ferns
- genus mohria, mohria - African terrestrial ferns
- genus marsilea, marsilea - clover ferns
- genus pilularia, pilularia - pillworts
- genus regnellidium - one species of aquatic or semiaquatic fern
- genus salvinia, salvinia - type genus of the Salviniaceae: water ferns
- azolla, genus azolla - a genus of fern sometimes placed in its own family Azollaceae
- genus ophioglossum, ophioglossum - the type genus of the fern family Ophioglossaceae
- botrychium, genus botrychium - grape fern; moonwort
- genus helminthostachys, helminthostachys - one species: terrestrial fern of southeastern Asia and Australia
- genus gleichenia, gleichenia - type genus of Gleicheniaceae: leptosporangiate ferns with sessile sporangia; South Africa to Malaysia and New Zealand
- dicranopteris, genus dicranopteris - terrestrial ferns of forest margin or open ground; pantropical
- diplopterygium, genus diplopterygium - scandent thicket-forming ferns of Asia to western Pacific
- genus sticherus, sticherus - umbrella ferns; warm regions of Australia and New Zealand
- ceratopteris, genus ceratopteris - water ferns
- genus polypodium, polypodium - a genus of ferns belonging to the family Polypodiaceae and having rounded naked sori
- aglaomorpha, genus aglaomorpha - epiphytic ferns of tropical Asia
- campyloneurum, genus campyloneurum - epiphytic ferns of tropical America
- drymoglossum, genus drymoglossum - epiphytic ferns of Madagascar to tropical Asia and New Guinea
- drynaria, genus drynaria - large robust epiphytic ferns of tropical forest and scrub; Africa and Asia and Australia
- genus lecanopteris - epiphytic ferns of southeastern Asia to New Guinea
- genus microgramma, microgramma - epiphytic ferns of tropical America and Africa
- genus microsorium, microsorium - tropical usually epiphytic ferns; Africa to Asia and Polynesia to Australia
- genus phlebodium, phlebodium - chiefly epiphytic tropical ferns with free veins bearing sori
- genus platycerium, platycerium - often epiphytic tropical Old World ferns
- genus pyrrosia, pyrrosia - epiphytic or lithophytic or terrestrial ferns of tropical Old World
- genus solanopteris, solanopteris - tropical American epiphytic ferns having rhizomes with tubers and roots as well as scales
- cyclophorus, genus cyclophorus - tropical Old World ferns having closely crowded circular sori and no indusia
- genus vittaria, vittaria - tropical epiphytic ferns with straplike fronds
- asplenium, genus asplenium - in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae
- camptosorus, genus camptosorus - classification used in some especially former systems for plants usually placed in genus Asplenium
- ceterach, genus ceterach - small genus of Old World ferns; superseded in some classification systems which place plants of this genus in e.g. genera Asplenium and Pleurosorus
- genus pleurosorus, pleurosorus - small genus comprising terrestrial ferns; found in Chile and Spain and Morocco and Australia and New Zealand
- genus schaffneria, schaffneria - one species
- genus phyllitis, genus scolopendrium, phyllitis - a genus of ferns belonging to the family Polypodiaceae (in some classification systems included in genus Asplenium)
- blechnum, genus blechnum - in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae; terrestrial ferns of cosmopolitan distribution mainly in southern hemisphere: hard ferns
- doodia, genus doodia - in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae; small terrestrial colony-forming ferns of Australasia
- genus sadleria, sadleria - low tree ferns with large fronds; in rain forests and on lava flows of Hawaiian Islands
- genus stenochlaena, stenochlaena - large tropical ferns; some epiphytic climbers and some terrestrial bog ferns; Africa; Asia; Australasia
- genus woodwardia, woodwardia - in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae: chain ferns
- cyathea, genus cyathea - type genus of the Cyatheaceae: tree ferns of the tropical rain forest to temperate woodlands
- genus davallia - Old World tropical fern; in some classification systems placed directly in family Polypodiaceae
- dennstaedtia, genus dennstaedtia - chiefly terrestrial ferns; in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae
- genus pteridium, pteridium - a genus of ferns belonging to the family Dennstaedtiaceae
- dicksonia, genus dicksonia - tree ferns of temperate Australasia having bipinnatifid or tripinnatifid fronds and usually marginal sori; in some classification systems placed in family Cyatheaceae
- cibotium, genus cibotium - in some classification systems placed in family Cyatheaceae: ornamental tree ferns with coarse gracefully drooping fronds
- culcita, genus culcita - includes some plants usually placed in e.g. genus Dicksonia: terrestrial ferns resembling bracken; tropical America; Malaysia to Australia and Polynesia; southwestern Europe and Atlantic islands
- genus thyrsopteris - one species
- dryopteris, genus dryopteris - large widespread genus of medium-sized terrestrial ferns; in some classification systems placed in Polypodiaceae
- athyrium, genus athyrium - temperate and tropical lady ferns; in some classifications placed in family Polypodiaceae or in the genus Asplenium
- cyrtomium, genus cyrtomium - small genus of tropical Asiatic greenhouse ferns; in some classifications placed in Polypodiaceae
- cystopteris, genus cystopteris - chiefly small perennial rock ferns: bladder ferns; in some classifications placed in Polypodiaceae
- deparia, genus deparia - classification used for 5 species of terrestrial ferns usually placed in other genera
- diacalpa, genus diacalpa - one species: delicate fern of foothills of Himalayas
- genus gymnocarpium, gymnocarpium - oak ferns: in some classification systems included in genus Thelypteris
- genus lastreopsis, lastreopsis - tropical terrestrial shield ferns
- genus matteuccia, genus pteretis, matteuccia, pteretis - small genus sometimes included in genus Onoclea; in some classifications both genera are placed in Polypodiaceae
- genus olfersia, olfersia - genus of fern having only one species
- genus onoclea, onoclea - one species: sensitive fern; in some classifications included in Polypodiaceae
- genus polybotria, genus polybotrya, polybotria, polybotrya - tropical American ferns; usually terrestrial when young but scandent later
- genus polystichum, polystichum - small to medium-sized terrestrial ferns especially holly ferns; in some classification systems placed in Polypodiaceae
- genus rumohra, rumohra - leatherleaf ferns: in some classifications included in genus Polystichum
- genus tectaria, tectaria - terrestrial or epilithic ferns of tropical rain forests
- genus woodsia - genus of small to medium-sized usually rock-inhabiting ferns of temperate and cold regions; in some classification systems placed in Polypodiaceae
- bolbitis, genus bolbitis - terrestrial or less than normally scandent ferns of tropical regions of northern hemisphere
- genus lomogramma, lomogramma - large scandent ferns of southeastern Asia
- genus lophosoria, lophosoria - one species: tree fern of Central and South America
- genus loxoma, loxoma - one species of terrestrial ferns of New Zealand
- genus oleandra, oleandra - or family Polypodiaceae: tropical epiphytic or terrestrial ferns
- arthropteris, genus arthropteris - tropical and subtropical Old World epiphytic or lithophytic ferns
- genus nephrolepis, nephrolepis - small genus of tropical ferns; sometimes placed in Polypodiaceae
- acrostichum, genus acrostichum - in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae
- actiniopteris, genus actiniopteris - terrestrial ferns of tropical Asia and Africa
- adiantum, genus adiantum - cosmopolitan genus of ferns: maidenhair ferns; in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae or Adiantaceae
- anogramma, genus anogramma - a genus of ferns belonging to the family Pteridaceae
- cheilanthes, genus cheilanthes - small evergreen ferns: lipferns; in some classifications placed in family Polypodiaceae or Adiantaceae
- coniogramme, genus coniogramme - terrestrial ferns of Pacific islands and Asia
- cryptogramma, genus cryptogramma - sometimes placed in family Polypodiaceae or Cryptogrammataceae
- doryopteris, genus doryopteris - small to medium tropical tufted ferns; sometimes placed in family Adiantaceae
- genus jamesonia, jamesonia - xerophytic ferns of South America
- genus onychium, onychium - small terrestrial ferns of Old World tropics and subtropics: clawed ferns; sometimes placed in family Cryptogrammataceae
- genus pellaea, pellaea - genus of chiefly small rock-loving ferns; in some classification systems it is placed in the family Polypodiaceae or Adiantaceae
- genus pityrogramma, pityrogramma - terrestrial tropical ferns having fronds with powdery yellowish or white undersides; sometimes placed in family Polypodiaceae or Adiantaceae
- genus pteris, pteris - large genus of terrestrial ferns of tropics and subtropics; sometimes placed in family Polypodiaceae
- genus marattia, marattia - type genus of the Marattiaceae: ferns having the sporangia fused together in two rows
- genus angiopteris - one species: tree fern
- danaea, genus danaea - fairly small terrestrial ferns of tropical America
- genus psilotum, psilotum - type genus of the Psilotaceae
- genus psilophyton - type genus of the Psilophytaceae: genus of small wiry herbaceous Paleozoic plants with underground rhizomes and apical sporangia
- genus rhynia, rhynia - type genus of the Rhyniaceae; small leafless dichotomously branching fossil plants with terminal sporangia and smooth branching rhizomes
- genus horneophyton, horneophyton - Devonian fossil plant considered one of the earliest forms of vascular land plants; similar to genus Rhynia but smaller
- equisetum, genus equisetum - horsetails; coextensive with the family Equisetaceae
- genus lycopodium, lycopodium - type and sole genus of the Lycopodiaceae; erect or creeping evergreen plants often used for Christmas decorations
- genus selaginella, selaginella - type and sole genus of the Selaginellaceae; evergreen moss-like plants: spike moss and little club moss
- genus isoetes, isoetes - type and genus of the Isoetaceae and sole extant genus of the order Isoetales
- genus thelypteris, thelypteris - marsh ferns: in some classification systems considered part of genus Dryopteris in family Dryopteridaceae
- amauropelta, genus amauropelta - epiphytic or terrestrial ferns of America and Africa and Polynesia
- genus christella - medium to large terrestrial ferns of tropical forests of Old World to Americas
- cyclosorus, genus cyclosorus - small genus of terrestrial ferns of tropical and subtropical southern hemisphere
- genus goniopteris, goniopteris - terrestrial ferns of Florida and West Indies to Central and South America
- genus macrothelypteris, macrothelypteris - medium to large terrestrial ferns of tropical Asia to Polynesia and Australia; naturalized in Americas
- genus meniscium, meniscium - terrestrial ferns of tropical Americas
- genus oreopteris, oreopteris - 3 species of ferns formerly included in genus Dryopteris or Thelypteris
- genus parathelypteris, parathelypteris - terrestrial ferns of warm and tropical Asia and North America
- genus phegopteris, phegopteris - beech ferns: genus is variously classified: considered alternative name for genus Dryopteris or included in genus Thelypteris
belongs to: division pteridophyta, pteridophyta - containing all the vascular plants that do not bear seeds: ferns, horsetails, club mosses, and whisk ferns; in some classifications considered a subdivision of Tracheophyta
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