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Polypodiales
Order · Ferns & allies
Polypodiales
Families
26
Accepted species
14,783
sum of its families · Kew WCVP
Genera
139
accepted genera · Kew WCVP
Origin
≈125 Ma
Cretaceous · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
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Families in Polypodiales
Polypodiaceae
Polypodies
4,578
Aspleniaceae
Spleenworts
3,534
Dryopteridaceae
Wood ferns
2,100
Pteridaceae
Brake ferns, maidenhair
1,494
Thelypteridaceae
Marsh ferns
1,030
Athyriaceae
Lady ferns
650
Dennstaedtiaceae
Bracken
282
Lindsaeaceae
Lindsaea ferns
270
Blechnaceae
Chain ferns
265
Tectariaceae
Halberd ferns
230
Lomariopsidaceae
Lomariopsis ferns
70
Davalliaceae
Hare's-foot ferns
65
Oleandraceae
Oleandra ferns
40
Cystopteridaceae
Bladder ferns
37
Woodsiaceae
Cliff ferns
35
Hypodematiaceae
Hypodematium ferns
30
Saccolomataceae
Saccoloma ferns
28
Nephrolepidaceae
Boston fern
19
Rhachidosoraceae
Rhachidosorus ferns
8
Onocleaceae
Sensitive & ostrich ferns
5
Diplaziopsidaceae
Diplaziopsis ferns
4
Cystodiaceae
Cystodium fern
2
Lonchitidaceae
Lonchitis ferns
2
Desmophlebiaceae
Desmophlebium fern
2
Didymochlaenaceae
Didymochlaena fern
2
Hemidictyaceae
Hemidictyum fern
1