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PTEROPSIDA (leptosporangiate ferns)

Subtaxa

Rank Taxon #subtaxa #photos #macrophotos #microphotos #refs
Family ASPLENIACEAE (spleenworts) 10        
Genus Asplenium (spleenworts) 10 76 31 14 5
Family BLECHNACEAE (hard ferns) 1 11   7  
Family CYATHEACEAE (a family of tree ferns) 1 1      
Family DENNSTAEDTIACEAE (brackens) 1        
Species Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn (Bracken)   16 8   3
Species Doodia aspera (a fern)         1
Family DRYOPTERIDACEAE (buckler ferns) 13        
Species Cyrtomium falcatum (L.f.) Copel (House Holly-fern)         1
Genus Dryopteris (buckler ferns) 8 55 51 15 3
Genus Polystichum (shield-ferns) 4 26 3 13 2
Family HYMENOPHYLLACEAE (filmy ferns) 3        
Species Hymenophyllum tunbrigense (L.) Smith (Tunbridge Filmy Fern)   13     2
Species Hymenophyllum wilsonii Hook. (Wilson's Filmy Fern)         3
Species Trichomanes speciosum Willd. (Killarney Fern)         1
Family MARSILEACEAE (pillworts) 1 3 11   3
Family OSMUNDACEAE (royal ferns) 1        
Species Osmunda regalis L. (Royal Fern)   19     2
Family POLYPODIACEAE (polypodies) 2        
Genus Polypodium (polypodies) 2 20   22 1
Family PTERIDACEAE (maidenhair, parsley & ribbon ferns) 2        
Species Adiantum capillus-veneris L. (Maidenhair Fern)   11     1
Species Cryptogramma crispa (L.) R.Br. ex Hook. (Parsley Fern)   3      
Family SALVINIACEAE (water ferns) 3        
Species Azolla filiculoides Lam. (Water Fern)   5 3   2
Species Salvinia molesta (Giant Salvinia)         1
Species Salvinia natans (Floating Water-moss)         1
Family THELYPTERIDACEAE (a family of ferns) 2        
Species Oreopteris limbosperma (Bellardi ex All.) Holub (Lemon-scented Fern)   9     1
Species Phegopteris connectilis (Michaux) Watt (Beech Fern)   11      
Family WOODSIACEAE (lady ferns) 7 95 22 13 8
Informal (Tree Ferns) (Tree Ferns) 2 1     1

Suggested Literature

Identification Works

A key to the commoner ferns growing in woodland soils in Beds, Cambs, Northants & Peterborough: http://www.wildlifebcnp.org/ecology-resources.htm A key to the commoner ferns growing in woodland soils in Beds, Cambs, Northants & Peterborough
A key to the commoner ferns growing on walls and rocks in Beds, Cambs & Northants: http://www.wildlifebcnp.org/ecology-resources.htm A key to the commoner ferns growing on walls and rocks in Beds, Cambs & Northants
Grounds, R., 1975 (Cultivated spp.) Ferns
Stokoe, W.J. The Observer's Book of Ferns

BioInfo BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 5 general literature references to PTEROPSIDA (leptosporangiate ferns)

PTEROPSIDA may also be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
PLANTAE
(plants)
PTERIDOPHYTA
(ferns and allies)

BioInfo BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 374 feeding and other relationships of PTEROPSIDA (leptosporangiate ferns)

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