Definition of fern genus Fern genus
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| fern genus - genera of ferns and fern allies | ||
| genus a general kind of something; "ignore the genus communism" | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| genus anemia, 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 | ||
| genus doodia, 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 | ||
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