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Polypodiopsida

Class

Polypodiopsida is the class of ferns, vascular plants that reproduce by spores rather than seeds or flowers. Their life cycle alternates between a short lived, sexually reproducing gametophyte and the familiar spore bearing fern plant. Many ferns begin growth as tightly coiled fiddleheads that unfurl into fronds.

Facts
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Taxonomic Rank
Class 2
Connections

Parent Taxon Of

Atacama Desert Giant Horsetail, Species
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Equisetum xylochaetum
Australian Tree Fern, Species
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Cyathea cooperi
Coral Fern, Species
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Gleichenia microphylla
Equisetum Arvense, Species
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Equisetum arvense
European Water Clover, Species
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Marsilea quadrifolia
Field Horsetail, Species
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Equisetum arvense
Hard Fern, Species
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Blechnum
Hay-scented Fern, Species
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Dennstaedtia punctilobula
Japanese Painted Fern, Species
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Athyrium niponicum
New York Fern, Species
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Amauropelta noveboracensis
Northern Beech Fern, Species
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Phegopteris connectilis
Osmunda japonica, Species
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Osmunda japonica
Rattlesnake Fern, Species
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Botrypus virginianus
Tree Fern, Species
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Cyatheales
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ373615, descriptionView the Source
2. Wikipedia: Fern
Taxonomic rank (Wikipedia confirms the entity; rank from slug/structure-wave classification)View the Source
Wikipedia: Fern
WikipediaIn Group: Fern and Clubmoss Classes, Lead
Quote, In Group: Fern and Clubmoss Classes, Lead
Ferns (Polypodiopsida or Polypodiophyta) are a group of vascular plants that reproduce via spores and have neither seeds nor flowers.
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GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Equisetum arvense
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
  • Parent Taxon Of: Field Horsetail, Taxon record
    "class": "Polypodiopsida"
  • Parent Taxon Of: Equisetum Arvense, Taxon record
    "class": "Polypodiopsida"
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GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Blechnum
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Hard Fern, Taxon record
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Hard Fern, Taxon record
"class": "Polypodiopsida"
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GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Osmunda japonica
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Osmunda japonica, Taxon record
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Osmunda japonica, Taxon record
"class": "Polypodiopsida"
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GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Cyatheales
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Tree Fern, Taxon record
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Tree Fern, Taxon record
"class": "Polypodiopsida"
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GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Dennstaedtia punctilobula
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Hay-scented Fern, Taxon record
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Hay-scented Fern, Taxon record
"class": "Polypodiopsida"
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GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Cyathea cooperi
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Australian Tree Fern, Taxon record
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Australian Tree Fern, Taxon record
"class": "Polypodiopsida"
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GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Marsilea quadrifolia
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: European Water Clover, Taxon record
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: European Water Clover, Taxon record
"class": "Polypodiopsida"
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GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Amauropelta noveboracensis
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: New York Fern, Taxon record
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: New York Fern, Taxon record
"class": "Polypodiopsida"
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GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Phegopteris connectilis
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Northern Beech Fern, Taxon record
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Northern Beech Fern, Taxon record
"class": "Polypodiopsida"
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GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Botrypus virginianus
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Rattlesnake Fern, Taxon record
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Rattlesnake Fern, Taxon record
"class": "Polypodiopsida"
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GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Athyrium niponicum
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Japanese Painted Fern, Taxon record
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Japanese Painted Fern, Taxon record
"class": "Polypodiopsida"
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GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Gleichenia microphylla
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Coral Fern, Taxon record
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Coral Fern, Taxon record
"class": "Polypodiopsida"
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GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Equisetum xylochaetum
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Atacama Desert Giant Horsetail, Taxon record
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Atacama Desert Giant Horsetail, Taxon record
"class": "Polypodiopsida"
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