Family · Ferns & allies
Dennstaedtiaceae
Bracken
Terrestrial ferns with creeping rhizomes; includes bracken, one of the world's most widespread plants.
- Accepted species
- 282accepted names · Kew WCVP
- Genera
- 8accepted genera · Kew WCVP
- Origin
- ≈125 MaCretaceous · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
- Centre of diversity
- Asia-Tropicalmost native species · WGSRPD
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Plants you might know
- Pteridium
- Dennstaedtia
- Hypolepis
Genera
Dennstaedtia120 spp.
Hypolepis88 spp.
Blotiella20 spp.
Pteridium20 spp.
Paesia13 spp.
Histiopteris11 spp.
Monachosorum6 spp.
Hiya4 spp.
Where it grows
- Asia-Tropical102
- Southern America92
- Asia-Temperate61
- Africa33
- Pacific30
- Northern America27
- Australasia21
- Europe2
- Antarctic2
Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.
Related families
Dennstaedtiaceae sits in the order Polypodiales.