Taxa

Pteridophyta

Division

The ferns: vascular plants that reproduce by spores rather than seeds or flowers, typically with large, divided fronds unrolling from a coiled 'fiddlehead.' Pteridophyta is ancient among land plants, with a fossil record extending back over three hundred million years, and today thrives especially in humid, shaded forest understories.

Facts

Disputed

Member Species/Taxa Count

10,500 2

Approximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized.

Taxonomic Rank

Phylum / Division 2

Scientific Name

Pteridophyta 2

Classification

Living or Extinct

Yes 1

Connections

Child Taxon Of

Plantae

Source Catalogue of Life

Parent Taxon Of

Adder's Tongue Fern

Source Wikidata: Adder's Tongue Fern

Alpine Woodsia

Source Wikidata: Alpine Woodsia

American Climbing Fern

Source Wikidata: American Climbing Fern

Blechnum Novae-zelandiae

Source Wikidata: Blechnum Novae-zelandiae

Boston Fern

Source Boston Fern (Wikidata)

Bracken

Source Wikidata: Bracken

Brittle Bladder Fern

Source Wikidata: Brittle Bladder Fern

Broad Beech Fern

Source Wikidata: Broad Beech Fern

Bulblet Fern

Source Wikidata: Bulblet Fern

Ceratopteris Richardii

Source Wikidata: Ceratopteris Richardii

Christmas Fern

Source Wikidata: Christmas Fern

Cinnamon Fern

Source Osmundastrum cinnamomeum (Wikidata)

Common Polypody

Source Wikidata: Common Polypody

Cretan Brake

Source Wikidata: Cretan Brake

Cyathea Australis

Source Wikidata: Cyathea Australis

Cyathea Medullaris

Source Wikidata: Cyathea Medullaris

Deer Fern

Source Wikidata: Deer Fern

Diplazium Esculentum

Source Diplazium Esculentum (Wikidata)

European Chain Fern

Source Woodwardia radicans (Wikidata)

Giant Chain Fern

Source Wikidata: Giant Chain Fern

Giant Salvinia

Source Wikidata: Giant Salvinia

Golden Polypody

Source Wikidata: Golden Polypody

Hawaiian Tree Fern

Source Wikidata: Hawaiian Tree Fern

Interrupted Fern

Source Wikidata: Interrupted Fern

Japanese Climbing Fern

Source Wikidata: Japanese Climbing Fern

Japanese Holly Fern

Source Wikidata: Japanese Holly Fern

Kangaroo Fern

Source Wikidata: Kangaroo Fern

Killarney Fern

Source Wikidata: Killarney Fern

Lady Fern

Source Wikidata: Lady Fern

Licorice Fern

Source Wikidata: Licorice Fern

Marsh Fern

Source Thelypteris palustris (Wikidata)

Moonwort

Source Wikidata: Moonwort

Netted Chain Fern

Source Wikidata: Netted Chain Fern

Oak Fern

Source Wikidata: Oak Fern

Old World Climbing Fern

Source Lygodium microphyllum (Wikidata)

Ophioglossum Vulgatum

Source Wikidata: Adder's Tongue Fern

Ostrich Fern

Source Wikidata: Ostrich Fern

Parsley Fern

Source Wikidata: Parsley Fern

Pteridium Aquilinum

Source Wikidata: Bracken

Purple Cliffbrake

Source Wikidata: Purple Cliffbrake

Rabbit's Foot Fern

Source Wikidata: Rabbit's Foot Fern

Resurrection Fern

Source Wikidata: Resurrection Fern

Royal Fern

Source Wikidata: Royal Fern

Rusty Woodsia

Source Wikidata: Rusty Woodsia

Sensitive Fern

Source Wikidata: Sensitive Fern

Silver Fern

Source Wikidata: Silver Fern

Soft Shield-fern

Source Wikidata: Soft Shield-fern

Soft Tree Fern

Source Wikidata: Soft Tree Fern

Tunbridge Filmy Fern

Source Wikidata: Tunbridge Filmy Fern

Virginia Chain Fern

Source Wikidata: Virginia Chain Fern

Showing 1 to 50 of 54 in Parent Taxon Of, page 1 of 2.

Sources

1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)

Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ178249, descriptionView the Source

2. Catalogue of Life

Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeView the Source

Wikidata: Pteridophyta

Wikidata Q178249, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source

Wikidata: Bracken

Parent Taxon Of: Bracken, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
Parent Taxon Of: Pteridium Aquilinum, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain

View the Source

Wikidata: Giant Salvinia

Parent Taxon Of: Giant Salvinia, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Wikidata: Ostrich Fern

Parent Taxon Of: Ostrich Fern, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Boston Fern (Wikidata)

WikidataParent Taxon Of: Boston Fern, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Wikidata: Royal Fern

Parent Taxon Of: Royal Fern, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Wikidata: Whisk Fern

Parent Taxon Of: Whisk Fern, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Wikidata: Common Polypody

Parent Taxon Of: Common Polypody, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Osmundastrum cinnamomeum (Wikidata)

WikidataParent Taxon Of: Cinnamon Fern, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Wikidata: Silver Fern

Parent Taxon Of: Silver Fern, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Wikidata: Christmas Fern

Parent Taxon Of: Christmas Fern, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Wikidata: Adder's Tongue Fern

Parent Taxon Of: Adder's Tongue Fern, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
Parent Taxon Of: Ophioglossum Vulgatum, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain

View the Source

Wikidata: Lady Fern

Parent Taxon Of: Lady Fern, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Wikidata: Western Sword Fern

Parent Taxon Of: Western Sword Fern, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Wikidata: Deer Fern

Parent Taxon Of: Deer Fern, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Wikidata: Virginia Chain Fern

Parent Taxon Of: Virginia Chain Fern, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Wikidata: Cretan Brake

Parent Taxon Of: Cretan Brake, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Wikidata: Resurrection Fern

Parent Taxon Of: Resurrection Fern, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Wikidata: Hawaiian Tree Fern

Parent Taxon Of: Hawaiian Tree Fern, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Wikidata: Soft Tree Fern

Parent Taxon Of: Soft Tree Fern, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Wikidata: Moonwort

Parent Taxon Of: Moonwort, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Wikidata: Sensitive Fern

WikidataParent Taxon Of: Sensitive Fern, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Wikidata: Japanese Climbing Fern

Parent Taxon Of: Japanese Climbing Fern, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Wikidata: Brittle Bladder Fern

Parent Taxon Of: Brittle Bladder Fern, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Wikidata: Water Sprite

Parent Taxon Of: Water Sprite, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Wikidata: Interrupted Fern

Parent Taxon Of: Interrupted Fern, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Thelypteris palustris (Wikidata)

WikidataParent Taxon Of: Marsh Fern, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Lygodium microphyllum (Wikidata)

WikidataParent Taxon Of: Old World Climbing Fern, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Wikidata: Killarney Fern

Parent Taxon Of: Killarney Fern, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Wikidata: Oak Fern

Parent Taxon Of: Oak Fern, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Wikidata: Parsley Fern

Parent Taxon Of: Parsley Fern, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Wikidata: Japanese Holly Fern

Parent Taxon Of: Japanese Holly Fern, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Wikidata: Netted Chain Fern

Parent Taxon Of: Netted Chain Fern, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Wikidata: Giant Chain Fern

Parent Taxon Of: Giant Chain Fern, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Wikidata: Bulblet Fern

Parent Taxon Of: Bulblet Fern, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Wikidata: Alpine Woodsia

Parent Taxon Of: Alpine Woodsia, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Wikidata: Rusty Woodsia

Parent Taxon Of: Rusty Woodsia, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
Parent Taxon Of: Woodsia Ilvensis, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain

View the Source

Wikidata: Licorice Fern

Parent Taxon Of: Licorice Fern, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Wikidata: Broad Beech Fern

Parent Taxon Of: Broad Beech Fern, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Wikidata: American Climbing Fern

Parent Taxon Of: American Climbing Fern, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Wikidata: Golden Polypody

Parent Taxon Of: Golden Polypody, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Wikidata: Rabbit's Foot Fern

Parent Taxon Of: Rabbit's Foot Fern, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Wikidata: Purple Cliffbrake

Parent Taxon Of: Purple Cliffbrake, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Wikidata: Kangaroo Fern

Parent Taxon Of: Kangaroo Fern, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Diplazium Esculentum (Wikidata)

WikidataParent Taxon Of: Diplazium Esculentum, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Woodwardia radicans (Wikidata)

WikidataParent Taxon Of: European Chain Fern, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Wikidata: Tunbridge Filmy Fern

Parent Taxon Of: Tunbridge Filmy Fern, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Wikidata: Ceratopteris Richardii

Parent Taxon Of: Ceratopteris Richardii, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Wikidata: Cyathea Medullaris

Parent Taxon Of: Cyathea Medullaris, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Wikidata: Blechnum Novae-zelandiae

Parent Taxon Of: Blechnum Novae-zelandiae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Wikidata: Cyathea Australis

Parent Taxon Of: Cyathea Australis, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Wikidata: Soft Shield-fern

Parent Taxon Of: Soft Shield-fern, Wikidata P171View the Source

Pteridophyte (Wikipedia)

In Group: Seedless Plant Divisions, Lead

Quote, In Group: Seedless Plant Divisions, Lead

A pteridophyte is a vascular plant with xylem and phloem that reproduces by means of spores.

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