English > fern genus: 1 sense > noun 1, plant| Meaning | genera of ferns and fern allies. |
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| Member of | Pteridophyta, division Pteridophyta | Containing all the vascular plants that do not bear seeds |
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| Narrower | Acrostichum, genus Acrostichum | In some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae |
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| Actiniopteris, genus Actiniopteris | terrestrial ferns of tropical Asia and Africa |
| Adiantum, genus Adiantum | cosmopolitan genus of ferns |
| Aglaomorpha, genus Aglaomorpha | epiphytic ferns of tropical Asia |
| Amauropelta, genus Amauropelta | epiphytic or terrestrial ferns of America and Africa and Polynesia |
| Anemia, genus Anemia | genus of terrestrial or lithophytic ferns having pinnatifid fronds |
| Anogramma, genus Anogramma | A genus of ferns belonging to the family Pteridaceae |
| Arthropteris, genus Arthropteris | Tropical and subtropical Old World epiphytic or lithophytic ferns |
| Asplenium, genus Asplenium | In some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae |
| Athyrium, genus Athyrium | temperate and tropical lady ferns |
| Azolla, genus Azolla | A genus of fern sometimes placed in its own family Azollaceae |
| Blechnum, genus Blechnum | In some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae |
| Bolbitis, genus Bolbitis | terrestrial or less than normally scandent ferns of tropical regions of northern hemisphere |
| Botrychium, genus Botrychium | grape fern |
| Camptosorus, genus Camptosorus | classification used in some especially former systems for plants usually placed in genus Asplenium |
| Campyloneurum, genus Campyloneurum | epiphytic ferns of tropical America |
| Ceratopteris, genus Ceratopteris | water ferns |
| Ceterach, genus Ceterach | small genus of Old World ferns |
| Cheilanthes, genus Cheilanthes | small evergreen ferns |
| Cibotium, genus Cibotium | In some classification systems placed in family Cyatheaceae |
| Coniogramme, genus Coniogramme | terrestrial ferns of Pacific islands and Asia |
| Cryptogramma, genus Cryptogramma | sometimes placed in family ... / family Polypodiaceae or Cryptogrammataceae |
| Culcita, genus Culcita | Includes some plants usually placed in e.g. genus Dicksonia |
| Cyathea, genus Cyathea | type genus of the Cyatheaceae |
| Cyclophorus, genus Cyclophorus | Tropical Old World ferns having closely crowded circular sori and no indusia |
| Cyclosorus, genus Cyclosorus | small genus of terrestrial ferns of tropical and subtropical southern hemisphere |
| Cyrtomium, genus Cyrtomium | small genus of tropical Asiatic greenhouse ferns |
| Cystopteris, genus Cystopteris | chiefly small perennial rock ferns |
| Danaea, genus Danaea | Fairly small terrestrial ferns of tropical America |
| Dennstaedtia, genus Dennstaedtia | chiefly terrestrial ferns |
| Deparia, genus Deparia | classification used for 5 species of terrestrial ferns usually placed in other genera |
| Diacalpa, genus Diacalpa | One species |
| Dicksonia, genus Dicksonia | tree ferns of temperate Australasia having bipinnatifid or tripinnatifid fronds and usually marginal sori |
| Dicranopteris, genus Dicranopteris | terrestrial ferns of forest / forest margin or open ground |
| Diplopterygium, genus Diplopterygium | scandent thicket-forming ferns of Asia to western Pacific |
| Doryopteris, genus Doryopteris | small to medium tropical tufted ferns |
| Drymoglossum, genus Drymoglossum | epiphytic ferns of Madagascar / Madagascar to tropical Asia and New Guinea |
| Drynaria, genus Drynaria | large robust epiphytic ferns of tropical forest / forest and scrub |
| Dryopteris, genus Dryopteris | large widespread genus of medium-sized terrestrial ferns |
| Equisetum, genus Equisetum | horsetails |
| Gleichenia, genus Gleichenia | type genus of Gleicheniaceae |
| Goniopteris, genus Goniopteris | terrestrial ferns of Florida and West Indies to Central and South America |
| Gymnocarpium, genus Gymnocarpium | oak ferns |
| Helminthostachys, genus Helminthostachys | One species |
| Horneophyton, genus Horneophyton | Devonian fossil plant considered one of the earliest forms of vascular land plants |
| Hymenophyllum, genus Hymenophyllum | type genus of the Hymenophyllaceae |
| Isoetes, genus Isoetes | type and genus of the Isoetaceae and sole extant genus of the order Isoetales |
| Jamesonia, genus Jamesonia | xerophytic ferns of South America |
| Lastreopsis, genus Lastreopsis | Tropical terrestrial shield ferns |
| Leptopteris, genus Leptopteris | Including some ferns sometimes placed in genus Todea |
| Lomogramma, genus Lomogramma | large scandent ferns of southeastern Asia |
| Lophosoria, genus Lophosoria | One species |
| Loxoma, genus Loxoma | One species of terrestrial ferns of New Zealand |
| Lycopodium, genus Lycopodium | type and sole genus of the Lycopodiaceae |
| Lygodium, genus Lygodium | chiefly tropical climbing ferns |
| Macrothelypteris, genus Macrothelypteris | Medium to large terrestrial ferns of tropical Asia to Polynesia and Australia |
| Marattia, genus Marattia | type genus of the Marattiaceae |
| Marsilea, genus Marsilea | clover ferns |
| Matteuccia, genus Matteuccia, Pteretis, genus Pteretis | small genus sometimes included in genus Onoclea |
| Meniscium, genus Meniscium | terrestrial ferns of tropical Americas |
| Microgramma, genus Microgramma | epiphytic ferns of tropical America and Africa |
| Microsorium, genus Microsorium | Tropical usually epiphytic ferns |
| Mohria, genus Mohria | African terrestrial ferns |
| Nephrolepis, genus Nephrolepis | small genus of tropical ferns |
| Oleandra, genus Oleandra | Or family Polypodiaceae |
| Olfersia, genus Olfersia | genus of fern having only one species |
| Onoclea, genus Onoclea | One species |
| Onychium, genus Onychium | small terrestrial ferns of Old World tropics and subtropics |
| Ophioglossum, genus Ophioglossum | The type genus of the fern family Ophioglossaceae |
| Oreopteris, genus Oreopteris | 3 species of ferns formerly included in genus ... / genus Dryopteris or Thelypteris |
| Parathelypteris, genus Parathelypteris | terrestrial ferns of warm and tropical Asia and North America |
| Pellaea, genus Pellaea | genus of chiefly small rock-loving ferns |
| Phegopteris, genus Phegopteris | beech ferns |
| Phlebodium, genus Phlebodium | chiefly epiphytic tropical ferns with free veins bearing sori |
| Phyllitis, genus Phyllitis, genus Scolopendrium | A genus of ferns belonging to the family Polypodiaceae (in some classification systems included in genus Asplenium) |
| Pilularia, genus Pilularia | pillworts |
| Pityrogramma, genus Pityrogramma | terrestrial tropical ferns having fronds with powdery yellowish or white undersides |
| Platycerium, genus Platycerium | Often epiphytic tropical Old World ferns |
| Pleurosorus, genus Pleurosorus | small genus comprising terrestrial ferns |
| Polybotrya, genus Polybotrya, Polybotria, genus Polybotria | Tropical American ferns |
| Polypodium, genus Polypodium | A genus of ferns belonging to the family Polypodiaceae and having rounded naked sori |
| Polystichum, genus Polystichum | small to medium-sized terrestrial ferns especially holly ferns |
| Psilotum, genus Psilotum | type genus of the Psilotaceae |
| Pteridium, genus Pteridium | A genus of ferns belonging to the family Dennstaedtiaceae |
| Pteris, genus Pteris | large genus of terrestrial ferns of tropics and subtropics |
| Pyrrosia, genus Pyrrosia | epiphytic or lithophytic or terrestrial ferns of tropical Old World |
| Rhynia, genus Rhynia | type genus of the Rhyniaceae |
| Rumohra, genus Rumohra | leatherleaf ferns |
| Sadleria, genus Sadleria | Low tree ferns with large fronds |
| Salvinia, genus Salvinia | type genus of the Salviniaceae |
| Schaffneria, genus Schaffneria | One species |
| Schizaea, genus Schizaea | type genus of the Schizaeaceae cosmopolitan especially in tropics |
| Selaginella, genus Selaginella | type and sole genus of the Selaginellaceae |
| Solanopteris, genus Solanopteris | Tropical American epiphytic ferns having rhizomes with tubers and roots as well as scales |
| Stenochlaena, genus Stenochlaena | large tropical ferns |
| Sticherus, genus Sticherus | umbrella ferns |
| Tectaria, genus Tectaria | terrestrial or epilithic ferns of tropical rain forests |
| Thelypteris, genus Thelypteris | marsh ferns |
| Todea, genus Todea | A genus of delicate ferns belonging to the family Osmundaceae |
| Trichomanes, genus Trichomanes | bristle ferns |
| Vittaria, genus Vittaria | Tropical epiphytic ferns with straplike fronds |
| Woodwardia, genus Woodwardia | In some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae |
| genus Angiopteris | One species |
| genus Christella | Medium to large terrestrial ferns of tropical forests / forests of Old World to Americas |
| genus Davallia | Old World tropical fern |
| genus Doodia, Doodia | In some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae |
| genus Lecanopteris | epiphytic ferns of southeastern Asia to New Guinea |
| genus Osmunda | type genus of the Osmundaceae |
| genus Pecopteris | genus of Carboniferous fossil ferns |
| genus Psilophyton | type genus of the Psilophytaceae |
| genus Regnellidium | One species of aquatic or semiaquatic fern |
| genus Thyrsopteris | One species |
| genus Woodsia | genus of small to medium-sized usually rock-inhabiting ferns of temperate and cold regions |
| Broader | genus | (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species |
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| Spanish | helechos |
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| Catalan | falgueres |
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