Pteridaceae (redirected from Acrostichaceae)

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Pteridaceae - one of a number of families into which the family Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems; Pteridaceae is itself in turn sometimes further subdivided family Pteridaceae fern family - families of ferns and fern allies Filicales, order Filicales, order Polypodiales, Polypodiales - true (leptosporangiate) ferns Acrostichum, genus Acrostichum - in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae Actiniopteris, genus Actiniopteris - terrestrial ferns of tropical Asia and Africa Adiantum, genus Adiantum - cosmopolitan genus of ferns: maidenhair ferns; in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae or Adiantaceae Anogramma, genus Anogramma - a genus of ferns belonging to the family Pteridaceae Cheilanthes, genus Cheilanthes - small evergreen ferns: lipferns; in some classifications placed in family Polypodiaceae or Adiantaceae Coniogramme, genus Coniogramme - terrestrial ferns of Pacific islands and Asia Cryptogramma, genus Cryptogramma - sometimes placed in family Polypodiaceae or Cryptogrammataceae Doryopteris, genus Doryopteris - small to medium tropical tufted ferns; sometimes placed in family Adiantaceae genus Jamesonia, Jamesonia - xerophytic ferns of South America genus Onychium, Onychium - small terrestrial ferns of Old World tropics and subtropics: clawed ferns; sometimes placed in family Cryptogrammataceae genus Pellaea, Pellaea - genus of chiefly small rock-loving ferns; in some classification systems it is placed in the family Polypodiaceae or Adiantaceae genus Pityrogramma, Pityrogramma - terrestrial tropical ferns having fronds with powdery yellowish or white undersides; sometimes placed in family Polypodiaceae or Adiantaceae genus Pteris, Pteris - large genus of terrestrial ferns of tropics and subtropics; sometimes placed in family Polypodiaceae