Gleicheniopsida

Gleicheniopsida
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Division:Pteridophyta
Class:Gleicheniopsida
Orders
  • Subclass: Gleicheniatae
    • Gleicheniales (the Forked ferns)
    • Dipteridales
    • Matoniales
  • Subclass: Hymenophyllatae
    • Hymenophyllales (the Filmy ferns)
  • Subclass: Hymenophyllopsitae
    • Hymenophyllopsidales

The ferns in the class Gleicheniopsida were formerly all included in the order Polypodiales. However, it is clear that the ferns are much too diverse a group to be shoehorned into one order. In fact, it may be found that this class needs to be divided into at least two classes.

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See also: Gleicheniopsida