Fern 21-V
TRACHEOPHYTA
Polypodiidae
 
 
Painted Fern



Chapter Outline
  1. Description of Tracheophyta
  2. Classification of Tracheophyta
  3. Lycopodiopsida
  4. Polypodiopsida
  5. Polypodiidae

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The subclass of ferns contains seven orders.

  • Polypodiales
  • Cyatheales
  • Salviniales
  • Gleicheniales
  • Hymenophyllales
  • Osmundales
  • Schizaeales
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POLYPODIALES 

Polypodiales is an order of common ferns. As of 2024, 495 species of Polypodiales have been observed in iNaturalist in the US and 3,740 throughout the world.

  • SUBORDER ASPLENIINEAE
    • FAMILY ASPLENIACEAE
      • Bird's Nest Fern (Asplenium nidus) - Climatron at MOBOT - NOAH
      • Spleenwort (Asplenium sp.) - Linnean House at MOBOT
    • FAMILY ATHYRIACEAE
      • Painted Fern (Athyrium sp.) - 3 (Adirondacks), 6 (MOBOT) - NOAH
      • Lady Ferns (Athyrium) - 6 (MOBOT)
    • FAMILY BLECHNACEAE
      • Climbing Fern (Stenochlaena sp.) - Climatron at MOBOT - NOAH
    • FAMILY ONOCLEACEAE
      • Sensitive Fern (Onoclea sensibilis) - second-most iNat observations in the US for Polypodiales - 3 (Adirondacks)
  • SUBORDER DENNSTAEDTIINEAE
    • FAMILY DENNSTAEDTIACEAE
      • Fern (Dennstaedtia) - 3 (Adirondacks)
      • Bracken Fern (Pteridium aquilinum) - 3 (Adirondacks)
  • SUBORDER LINDSAEINEAE
  • SUBORDER POLYPODIINEAE
    • FAMILY DAVALLIACEAE
      • Black Caterpillar Fern (Scyphularia sp.) - Climatron at MOBOT - NOAH
    • FAMILY DRYOPTERIDACEAE
      • Cyrtomium sp. - Schoenberg Temperate House at MOBOT - NOAH
      • Wood Fern (Dryopteris intermedia) - 3 (Adirondacks)
      • Christmas Fern (Polystichum acrostichoides) - most iNat observations in the US for Polypodiales - 3 (Adirondacks)
      • Western Sword Fern (Polystichum munitum) - 5 (Columbia Gorge)
      • Crested Soft-Shield Fern (Polystichum setiferum) - Schoenberg Temperate House at MOBOT
    • FAMILY NEPHROLEPIDACEAE
      • Duff's Sword Fern (Nephrolepis sp.) - Climatron at MOBOT - NOAH
    • FAMILY POLYPODIACEAE
      • Long Strap Fern (Campyloneurum phyllitidis) - Climatron at MOBOT
      • Ant Fern (Lecanopteris sp.) - Climatron at MOBOT - NOAH
      • Rockcap Fern (Polypodium) - 3 (Adirondacks)
  • SUBORDER PTERIDINEAE
    • FAMILY PTERIDACEAE
      • Western Maindenhair Fern (Adiantum aleuticum) - 5 (Columbia Gorge)
      • Venus Hairfern (Adiantum capillus-veneris) - 6 (MOBOT)
      • Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum hispidulum) - Climatron at MOBOT - NOAH
      • Northern Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum pedatum) - Effigy Mounds NM
      • Cretan Brake Fern (Pteris sp.) - Climatron at MOBOT - NOAH
      • Australian Cliff Brake (Pellaea sp.) - Climatron at MOBOT
  • SUBORDER SACCOLOMATINEAE
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CYATHEALES 

This is the order of Tree Ferns and Allies. As of 2024, 9 species of Cyatheales have been observed in iNaturalist in the US and 277 throughout the world. In the US, they are found natively in Hawaii.

  • FAMILY CIBOTIACEAE
    • Hāpu‘u Pulu (Cibotium glaucum) - most iNat observations in the US for Cyatheales - 12 (Hawaii)
  • FAMILY CYATHEACEAE
    • Australian Tree Fern (Sphaeropteris sp.) - Linnean House at MOBOT
  • FAMILY DICKSONIACEAE
    • Tasmanian Tree Fern (Dicksonia antarctica) - Linnean House at MOBOT - NOAH
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SALVINIALES 

This is the order of Water Ferns. As of 2024, 17 species of Salviniales have been observed in iNaturalist in the US and 56 throughout the world.

  • Mosquito Fern (Azolla filiculoides) - most iNat observations in the US for Salviniales - 7 (Hot Creek, Great Basin Desert)
  • Mosquito Fern (Azolla caroliniana) - Climatron at MOBOT
  • Water Clover (Marsilea mustica) - Climatron at MOBOT
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GLEICHENIALES 

This is the order of Forked Ferns. As of 2024, 4 species of Gleicheniales have been observed in iNaturalist in the US and 92 throughout the world.

  • FAMILY GLEICHENIACEAE
    • False Staghorn Fern (Dicranopteris linearis) - most iNat observations in the US for Gleicheniales - 12 (Hawaii)
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HYMENOPHYLLALES 

This is the order of Filmy and Bristle Ferns. As of 2024, 18 species of Hymenophyllales have been observed in iNaturalist in the US and 219 throughout the world.

  • FAMILY HYMENOPHYLLACEAE
    • Appalachian Filmy Fern (Vandenboschia boschiana) - most iNat observations in the US for Hymenophyllales
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OSMUNDALES 

As of 2024, 6 species of Osmundales have been observed in iNaturalist in the US and 22 throughout the world.

  • FAMILY OSMUNDACEAE
    • Cinnamon Fern (Osmundastrum cinnamomeum) - most iNat observations in the US for Osmundales - 3 (Adirondacks)
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SCHIZAEALES 

As of 2024, 9 species of Schizaeales have been observed in iNaturalist in the US and 84 throughout the world.

  • FAMILY LYGODIACEAE
    • Japanese Climbing Fern (Lygodium japonicum) - most iNat observations in the US for Schizaeales. Introduced.
    • Hartford Fern (Lygodium palmatum) - most native iNat observations in the US for Schizaeales
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