Leptosporangiate Fern - Classification

Classification

Leptosporangiates include the vast majority of extant ferns. Only early branching groups that pertained a eusporangium are not included. The classification scheme proposed by Smith et al. 2006 and Christenhusz et al. 2011

• Order Osmundales (royal ferns)
  • Family Osmundaceae
• Order Hymenophyllales (filmy ferns and bristle ferns)
  • Family Hymenophyllaceae (incl. Trichomanaceae)
• Order Gleicheniales
  • Family Gleicheniaceae (incl. Dicranopteridaceae, Stromatopteridaceae)
  • Family Dipteridaceae (incl. Cheiropleuriaceae)
  • Family Matoniaceae
• Order Schizaeales
  • Family Lygodiaceae
  • Family Anemiaceae (incl. Mohriaceae)
  • Family Schizaeaceae
• Order Salviniales
  • Family Marsileaceae (incl. Pilulariaceae)
  • Family Salviniaceae (incl. Azollaceae)
• Order Cyatheales
  • Family Thyrsopteridaceae
  • Family Loxsomataceae
  • Family Culcitaceae
  • Family Plagiogyriaceae
  • Family Cibotiaceae
  • Family Cyatheaceae (incl. Alsophilaceae, Hymenophyllopsidaceae)
  • Family Dicksoniaceae (incl. Lophosoriaceae)
  • Family Metaxyaceae
• Order Polypodiales
  • Family Lonchitidaceae
  • Family Lindsaeaceae
  • Family Saccolomataceae
  • Family Cystodiaceae
  • Family Dennstaedtiaceae (incl. Hypolepidaceae, Monachosoraceae, Pteridiaceae)
  • Family Pteridaceae (incl. Acrostichaceae, Actiniopteridaceae, Adiantaceae, Anopteraceae, Antrophyaceae, Ceratopteridaceae, Cheilanthaceae, Cryptogrammaceae, Hemionitidaceae, Negripteridaceae, Parkeriaceae, Platyzomataceae, Sinopteridaceae, Taenitidaceae, Vittariaceae)
  • Family Diplaziopsidaceae X.C.Zhang & Christenh. 2011
  • Clade eupolypods II in Smith 2006 (Formerly, Blechnales, Athyriales, Aspleniales, or Thelypteridales)
    • Family Cystopteridaceae Schmakov 2001
    • Family Aspleniaceae Newman 1840
    • Family Hemidictyaceae Christenh. 2011
    • Family Thelypteridaceae Pic.Serm. 1970
    • Family Rhachidosoraceae X.C.Zhang 2011
    • Family Woodsiaceae Herter 1949
    • Family Onocleaceae Pic.Serm. 1970
    • Family Blechnaceae Newman 1844 (incl. Stenochlaenaceae)
    • Family Athyriaceae Alston 1956
  • Clade eupolypods I in Smith 2006
    • Family Dryopteridaceae (incl. Aspidiaceae, Bolbitidaceae, Elaphoglossaceae, Hypodematiaceae, Peranemataceae)
    • Family Lomariopsidaceae
    • Family Nephrolepidaceae
    • Family Tectariaceae
    • Family Oleandraceae
    • Family Davalliaceae
    • Family Polypodiaceae (incl. Drynariaceae, Grammitidaceae, Gymnogrammitidaceae, Loxogrammaceae, Platyceriaceae, Pleurisoriopsidaceae)