#fern_genus genera of ferns and fern allies
supertype: genus__genu (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species
member of: division_Pteridophyta
subtype: genus_Pecopteris genus of Carboniferous fossil ferns
subtype: genus_Hymenophyllum__Hymenophyllum type genus of the Hymenophyllaceae: filmy ferns
subtype: genus_Trichomanes__Trichomanes bristle ferns; kidney ferns
subtype: genus_Osmunda type genus of the Osmundaceae
subtype: genus_Leptopteris__Leptopteris including some ferns sometimes placed in genus Todea
subtype: genus_Todea__Todea a genus of delicate ferns belonging to the family Osmundaceae
subtype: genus_Schizaea__Schizaea type genus of the Schizaeaceae cosmopolitan especially in tropics; small leptosporangiate ferns: curly grass fern
subtype: genus_Anemia__Anemia genus of terrestrial or lithophytic ferns having pinnatifid fronds; chiefly of tropical America
subtype: genus_Lygodium__Lygodium chiefly tropical climbing ferns
subtype: genus_Mohria__Mohria African terrestrial ferns
subtype: genus_Marsilea__Marsilea clover ferns
subtype: genus_Pilularia__Pilularia pillworts
subtype: genus_Regnellidium 1 species of aquatic or semi-aquatic fern
subtype: genus_Salvinia__Salvinia type genus of the Salviniaceae: water ferns
subtype: genus_Azolla__Azolla a genus of fern sometimes placed in its own family Azollaceae
subtype: genus_Ophioglossum__Ophioglossum the type genus of the fern family Ophioglossaceae
subtype: genus_Botrychium__Botrychium grape fern; moonwort
subtype: genus_Helminthostachys__Helminthostachys 1 species: terrestrial fern of southeastern Asia and Australia
subtype: genus_Gleichenia__Gleichenia type genus of Gleicheniaceae: leptosporangiate ferns with sessile sporangia; South Africa to Malaysia and New Zealand
subtype: genus_Dicranopteris__Dicranopteris terrestrial ferns of forest margin or open ground; pantropical
subtype: genus_Diplopterygium__Diplopterygium scandent thicket-forming ferns of Asia to western Pacific
subtype: genus_Sticherus__Sticherus umbrella ferns; warm regions of Australia and New Zealand
subtype: genus_Ceratopteris__Ceratopteris water ferns
subtype: genus_Polypodium__Polypodium a genus of ferns belonging to the family Polypodiaceae and having rounded naked sori
subtype: genus_Aglaomorpha__Aglaomorpha epiphytic ferns of tropical Asia
subtype: genus_Campyloneurum__Campyloneurum epiphytic ferns of tropical America
subtype: genus_Drymoglossum__Drymoglossum epiphytic ferns of Madagascar to tropical Asia and New Guinea
subtype: genus_Drynaria__Drynaria large robust epiphytic ferns of tropical forest and scrub; Africa and Asia and Australia
subtype: genus_Lecanopteris epiphytic ferns of southeastern Asia to New Guinea
subtype: genus_Microgramma__Microgramma epiphytic ferns of tropical America and Africa
subtype: genus_Microsorium__Microsorium tropical usually epiphytic ferns; Africa to Asia and Polynesia to Australia
subtype: genus_Phlebodium__Phlebodium chiefly epiphytic tropical ferns with free veins bearing sori
subtype: genus_Platycerium__Platycerium often epiphytic tropical Old World ferns
subtype: genus_Pyrrosia__Pyrrosia epiphytic or lithophytic or terrestrial ferns of tropical Old World
subtype: genus_Solanopteris__Solanopteris tropical American epiphytic ferns having rhizomes with tubers and roots as well as scales
subtype: genus_Cyclophorus__Cyclophorus tropical Old World ferns having closely crowded circular sori and no indusia
subtype: genus_Vittaria__Vittaria tropical epiphytic ferns with straplike fronds
subtype: genus_Asplenium__Asplenium in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae
subtype: genus_Camptosorus__Camptosorus classification used in some especially former systems for plants usually placed in genus Asplenium
subtype: genus_Ceterach__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
subtype: genus_Pleurosorus__Pleurosorus small genus comprising terrestrial ferns; found in Chile and Spain and Morocco and Australia and New Zealand
subtype: genus_Schaffneria__Schaffneria 1 species
subtype: genus_Phyllitis__Phyllitis__genus_Scolopendrium a genus of ferns belonging to the family Polypodiaceae (in some classification systems included in genus Asplenium)
subtype: genus_Blechnum__Blechnum in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae; terrestrial ferns of cosmopolitan distribution mainly in southern hemisphere: hard ferns
subtype: genus_Doodia in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae; small terrestrial colony-forming ferns of Australasia
subtype: genus_Sadleria__Sadleria low tree ferns with large fronds; in rain forests and on lava flows of Hawaiian Islands
subtype: genus_Stenochlaena__Stenochlaena large tropical ferns; some epiphytic climbers and some terrestrial bog ferns; Africa; Asia; Australasia
subtype: genus_Woodwardia__Woodwardia in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae: chain ferns
subtype: genus_Cyathea__Cyathea type genus of the Cyatheaceae: tree ferns of the tropical rain forest to temperate woodlands
subtype: genus_Davallia Old World tropical fern; in some classification systems placed directly in family Polypodiaceae
subtype: genus_Dennstaedtia__Dennstaedtia chiefly terrestrial ferns; in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae
subtype: genus_Pteridium__Pteridium a genus of ferns belonging to the family Dennstaedtiaceae
subtype: genus_Dicksonia__Dicksonia tree ferns of temperate Australasia having bipinnatifid or tripinnatifid fronds and usually marginal sori; in some classification systems placed in family Cyatheaceae
subtype: genus_Cibotium__Cibotium in some classification systems placed in family Cyatheaceae: ornamental tree ferns with coarse gracefully drooping fronds
subtype: genus_Culcita__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
subtype: genus_Thyrsopteris 1 species
subtype: genus_Dryopteris__Dryopteris large widespread genus of medium-sized terrestrial ferns; in some classification systems placed in Polypodiaceae
subtype: genus_Athyrium__Athyrium temperate and tropical lady ferns; in some classifications placed in family Polypodiaceae or in the genus Asplenium
subtype: genus_Cyrtomium__Cyrtomium small genus of tropical Asiatic greenhouse ferns; in some classifications placed in Polypodiaceae
subtype: genus_Cystopteris__Cystopteris chiefly small perennial rock ferns: bladder ferns; in some classifications placed in Polypodiaceae
subtype: genus_Deparia__Deparia classification used for 5 species of terrestrial ferns usually placed in other genera
subtype: genus_Diacalpa__Diacalpa one species: delicate fern of foothills of Himalayas
subtype: genus_Gymnocarpium__Gymnocarpium oak ferns: in some classification systems included in genus Thelypteris
subtype: genus_Lastreopsis__Lastreopsis tropical terrestrial shield ferns
subtype: genus_Matteuccia__Matteuccia__Pteretis__genus_Pteretis small genus sometimes included in genus Onoclea; in some classifications both genera are placed in Polypodiaceae
subtype: genus_Olfersia__Olfersia genus of fern having only one species
subtype: genus_Onoclea__Onoclea 1 species: sensitive fern; in some classifications included in Polypodiaceae
subtype: genus_Polybotrya__Polybotrya__Polybotria__genus_Polybotria tropical American ferns; usually terrestrial when young but scandent later
subtype: genus_Polystichum__Polystichum small to medium-sized terrestrial ferns especially holly ferns; in some classification systems placed in Polypodiaceae
subtype: genus_Rumohra__Rumohra leatherleaf ferns: in some classifications included in genus Polystichum
subtype: genus_Tectaria__Tectaria terrestrial or epilithic ferns of tropical rain forests
subtype: genus_Woodsia genus of small to medium-sized usually rock-inhabiting ferns of temperate and cold regions; in some classification systems placed in Polypodiaceae
subtype: genus_Bolbitis__Bolbitis terrestrial or less than normally scandent ferns of tropical regions of northern hemisphere
subtype: genus_Lomogramma__Lomogramma large scandent ferns of southeastern Asia
subtype: genus_Lophosoria__Lophosoria 1 species: tree fern of Central and South America
subtype: genus_Loxoma__Loxoma 1 species of terrestrial ferns of New Zealand
subtype: genus_Oleandra__Oleandra or family Polypodiaceae: tropical epiphytic or terrestrial ferns
subtype: genus_Arthropteris__Arthropteris tropical and subtropical Old World epiphytic or lithophytic ferns
subtype: genus_Nephrolepis__Nephrolepis small genus of tropical ferns; sometimes placed in Polypodiaceae
subtype: genus_Acrostichum__Acrostichum in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae
subtype: genus_Actiniopteris__Actiniopteris terrestrial ferns of tropical Asia and Africa
subtype: genus_Adiantum__Adiantum cosmopolitan genus of ferns: maidenhair ferns; in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae or Adiantaceae
subtype: genus_Anogramma__Anogramma a genus of ferns belonging to the family Pteridaceae
subtype: genus_Cheilanthes__Cheilanthes small evergreen ferns: lipferns; in some classifications placed in family Polypodiaceae or Adiantaceae
subtype: genus_Coniogramme__Coniogramme terrestrial ferns of Pacific islands and Asia
subtype: genus_Cryptogramma__Cryptogramma sometimes placed in family Polypodiaceae or Cryptogrammataceae
subtype: genus_Doryopteris__Doryopteris small to medium tropical tufted ferns; sometimes placed in family Adiantaceae
subtype: genus_Jamesonia__Jamesonia xerophytic ferns of South America
subtype: genus_Onychium__Onychium small terrestrial ferns of Old World tropics and subtropics: claw ferns; sometimes placed in family Cryptogrammataceae
subtype: genus_Pellaea__Pellaea genus of chiefly small rock-loving ferns; in some classification systems it is placed in the family Polypodiaceae or Adiantaceae
subtype: genus_Pityrogramma__Pityrogramma terrestrial tropical ferns having fronds with powdery yellowish or white undersides; sometimes placed in family Polypodiaceae or Adiantaceae
subtype: genus_Pteris__Pteris large genus of terrestrial ferns of tropics and subtropics; sometimes placed in family Polypodiaceae
subtype: genus_Marattia__Marattia type genus of the Marattiaceae: ferns having the sporangia fused together in two rows
subtype: genus_Angiopteris 1 species: tree fern
subtype: genus_Danaea__Danaea fairly small terrestrial ferns of tropical America
subtype: genus_Psilotum__Psilotum type genus of the Psilotaceae
subtype: genus_Psilophyton type genus of the Psilophytaceae: genus of small wiry herbaceous Paleozoic plants with underground rhizomes and apical sporangia
subtype: genus_Rhynia__Rhynia type genus of the Rhyniaceae; small leafless dichotomously branching fossil plants with terminal sporangia and smooth branching rhizomes
subtype: genus_Horneophyton__Horneophyton Devonian fossil plant considered one of the earliest forms of vascular land plants; similar to genus Rhynia but smaller
subtype: genus_Equisetum__Equisetum horsetails; coextensive with the family Equisetaceae
subtype: genus_Lycopodium__Lycopodium type and sole genus of the Lycopodiaceae; erect or creeping evergreen plants often used for Christmas decorations
subtype: genus_Selaginella__Selaginella type and sole genus of the Selaginellaceae; evergreen mosslike plants: spike moss and little club moss
subtype: genus_Isoetes__Isoetes type and genus of the Isoetaceae and sole extant genus of the order Isoetales
subtype: genus_Thelypteris__Thelypteris marsh ferns: in some classification systems considered part of genus Dryopteris in family Dryopteridaceae
subtype: genus_Amauropelta__Amauropelta epiphytic or terrestrial ferns of America and Africa and Polynesia
subtype: genus_Christella medium to large terrestrial ferns of tropical forests of Old World to Americas
subtype: genus_Cyclosorus__Cyclosorus small genus of terrestrial ferns of tropical and subtropical southern hemisphere
subtype: genus_Goniopteris__Goniopteris terrestrial ferns of Florida and West Indies to Central and South America
subtype: genus_Macrothelypteris__Macrothelypteris medium to large terrestrial ferns of tropical Asia to Polynesia and Australia; naturalized in Americas
subtype: genus_Meniscium__Meniscium terrestrial ferns of tropical Americas
subtype: genus_Oreopteris__Oreopteris 3 species of ferns formerly included in genus Dryopteris or Thelypteris
subtype: genus_Parathelypteris__Parathelypteris terrestrial ferns of warm and tropical Asia and North America
subtype: genus_Phegopteris__Phegopteris beech ferns: genus is variously classified: considered alternative name for genus Dryopteris or included in genus Thelypteris
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