Maiden Ferns
Thelypteridoideae
Thelypteridaceae is a family of about 900 species of ferns in the order Polypodiales. In the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I), it is placed in the suborder Aspleniineae. Alternatively, the family may be submerged in a very broadly defined family Aspleniaceae as the subfamily Thelypteridoideae.
The ferns are terrestrial, with the exception of a few which are lithophytes (grow on rocks). The bulk of the species are tropical, although there are a number of temperate species.
36 branches of this subfamily, most-observed first
Amauropelta
genusAmauropelta
Christella
genusChristella
marsh ferns
genusThelypteris
Pelazoneuron
genusPelazoneuron
Cyclosorus
genusCyclosorus
Oreopteris
genusOreopteris
Pakau
genusPakau
Grypothrix
genusGrypothrix
star-hair ferns
genusGoniopteris
Sphaerostephanos
genusSphaerostephanos
Pseudocyclosorus
genusPseudocyclosorus
Ampelopteris
genusAmpelopteris
Reholttumia
genusReholttumia
Amblovenatum
genusAmblovenatum
Stegnogramma
genusStegnogramma
Meniscium
genusMeniscium
Coryphopteris
genusCoryphopteris
Leptogramma
genusLeptogramma
Glaphyropteridopsis
genusGlaphyropteridopsis
Abacopteris
genusAbacopteris
Metathelypteris
genusMetathelypteris
Menisciopsis
genusMenisciopsis
Steiropteris
genusSteiropteris
Strophocaulon
genusStrophocaulon
Hoiokula
genusHoiokula
Pneumatopteris
genusPneumatopteris
Cyclogramma
genusCyclogramma
Chingia
genusChingia
Pronephrium
genusPronephrium
Trigonospora
genusTrigonospora
Mesophlebion
genusMesophlebion
Parathelypteris
genusParathelypteris
Menisorus
genusMenisorus
Plesioneuron
genusPlesioneuron
× Christelliopsis
genushybrid× Christelliopsis
Mesopteris
genusMesopteris
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 867528.