Polypodiaceae
- Platycerium
Often epiphytic tropical Old World ferns.
- Polypodium
A genus of ferns belonging to the family Polypodiaceae and having rounded naked sori.
- Aglaomorpha
Epiphytic ferns of tropical Asia.
- Campyloneurum
Epiphytic ferns of tropical America.
- Drynaria
Large robust epiphytic ferns of tropical forest and scrub; Africa and Asia and Austral...
- genus Lecanopteris
Epiphytic ferns of southeastern Asia to New Guinea.
- Microgramma
Epiphytic ferns of tropical America and Africa.
- Microsorium
Tropical usually epiphytic ferns; Africa to Asia and Polynesia to Australia.
- Phlebodium
Chiefly epiphytic tropical ferns with free veins bearing sori.
- Pyrrosia
Epiphytic or lithophytic or terrestrial ferns of tropical Old World.
- Solanopteris
Tropical American epiphytic ferns having rhizomes with tubers and roots as well as...
- Drymoglossum
Epiphytic ferns of Madagascar to tropical Asia and New Guinea.
- Cyclophorus
Tropical Old World ferns having closely crowded circular sori and no indusia.
- Ceterach
Small genus of Old World ferns; superseded in some classification systems which place plants...
- Phyllitis
A genus of ferns belonging to the family Polypodiaceae (in some classification systems...
Blechnaceae
- Blechnum
In some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae; terrestrial ferns of cosmopolitan...
- genus Doodia
In some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae; small terrestrial colony-forming...
- Woodwardia
In some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae: chain ferns.
- Sadleria
Low tree ferns with large fronds; in rain forests and on lava flows of Hawaiian Island...
- Stenochlaena
Large tropical ferns; some epiphytic climbers and some terrestrial bog ferns; Africa;...
Gleicheniaceae
- Diplopterygium
Scandent thicket-forming ferns of Asia to western Pacific.
- Sticherus
Umbrella ferns; warm regions of Australia and New Zealand.
- Gleichenia
Type genus of Gleicheniaceae: leptosporangiate ferns with sessile sporangia; South Africa...
- Dicranopteris
Terrestrial ferns of forest margin or open ground; pantropical.
Aspleniaceae
- Asplenium
In some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae.
- Schaffneria
One species.
- Camptosorus
Classification used in some especially former systems for plants usually placed in genus...
- Pleurosorus
Small genus comprising terrestrial ferns; found in Chile and Spain and Morocco and Australia...
Schizaeaceae
- Schizaea
Type genus of the Schizaeaceae cosmopolitan especially in tropics; small leptosporangiate...
- Anemia
Genus of terrestrial or lithophytic ferns having pinnatifid fronds; chiefly of tropical ...
- Lygodium
Chiefly tropical climbing ferns.
- Mohria
African terrestrial ferns.
Marsileaceae
- Marsilea
Clover ferns.
- Pilularia
Pillworts.
- genus Regnellidium
One species of aquatic or semiaquatic fern.
Ophioglossaceae
- Ophioglossum
The type genus of the fern family Ophioglossaceae.
- Botrychium
Grape fern; moonwort.
- Helminthostachys
One species: terrestrial fern of southeastern Asia and Australia.
Osmundaceae
- genus Osmunda
Type genus of the Osmundaceae.
- Leptopteris
Including some ferns sometimes placed in genus Todea.
- Todea
A genus of delicate ferns belonging to the family Osmundaceae.
Salviniaceae
- Salvinia
Type genus of the Salviniaceae: water ferns.
- Azolla
A genus of fern sometimes placed in its own family Azollaceae.
Hymenophyllaceae
- Hymenophyllum
Type genus of the Hymenophyllaceae: filmy ferns.
- Trichomanes
Bristle ferns; kidney ferns.
Also contains
- genus Davallia
Old World tropical fern; in some classification systems placed directly in family...
- Ceratopteris
Water ferns.
- Vittaria
Tropical epiphytic ferns with straplike fronds.
- genus Pecopteris
Genus of Carboniferous fossil ferns.
- Cyathea
Type genus of the Cyatheaceae: tree ferns of the tropical rain forest to temperate wood...