Botanical Family · Polypodiales
Pteridaceae
Maidenhair Fern Family
20 speciesOrder Polypodiales8+ well-known plants
The Pteridaceae family (Maidenhair Fern Family) is a botanical family placed in the order Polypodiales. In the SASYA catalogue it spans 20 species across 9 genera. Its members are predominantly herbs. Well-represented genera include Pteris, Adiantum and Oeosporangium. Several members are valued in traditional medicine. Familiar examples include Golden Leather Fern, Fan-Leaved Fern and Tailed Maidenhair.
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Typical leaf characters
- ArrangementVariable
- TypeVariable
- MarginVariable
- VenationVariable
Characters typical of the family — individual species can vary.
Notable members
All 20 species in PTERIDACEAE
- Golden Leather FernAcrostichum aureum
- Fan-Leaved FernActiniopteris radiata
- Tailed MaidenhairAdiantum caudatum
- Broadleaf MaidenhairAdiantum latifolium
- Walking Maidenhair FernAdiantum philippense
- Delta Maidenhair FernAdiantum raddianum
- Water FernCeratopteris thalictroides
- Geranium FernDoryopteris concolor
- Heart FernMickelopteris cordata
- Curly FernOeosporangium tenuifolium
- Silver FernPityrogramma calomelanos
- Thinleaf BrakePteris biaurita subsp. walkeriana
- Avery FernPteris cretica subsp. cretica
- Chinese BrakePteris vittata
- Oeosporangium elegans
- Pteris arisanensis
- Pteris otaria
- Pteris quadriaurita
- Pteris scabripes
- Pteris venusta subsp. venusta
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