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Schizaeales is an order of ferns (class Polypodiopsida). Description. While the three clades of Schizaeales are all well-distinguished from one another by numerous morphological characters, members of the order all have dimorphic fertile and sterile fronds and lack well-defined sori.
- Schizaeales, Schimp.
- Polypodiophyta
Schizaeaceae is a family of ferns in the order Schizaeales. In the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I), it includes only two genera. [1] Alternatively, two families kept separate in PPG I, Lygodiaceae and Anemiaceae, may be included in Schizaeaceae (as the subfamilies Lygodioideae and Anemioideae) [2] so that the family ...
- Schizaeaceae, Kaulf.
- Schizaeales
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Schizaea is a small genus of specialized ferns in the family Schizaeaceae. Common names include curlygrass fern and comb fern. Some species are very small and inconspicuous, and so may often be overlooked in nature.
- Polypodiopsida
- Schizaea, Sm.
Schizaeaceae, primitive fern family with two genera and about 46 species, found in tropical and subtropical regions. The plants have unusual comb or grasslike leaves and distinctive large sporangia. Learn more about the taxonomy, evolutionary history, and physical characteristics of the family.
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Schizaeaceae. The Schizaeaceae are, for the most part, a tropical and subtropical family consisting of four or five living genera, Anemia, Actinostachys (placed in Schizaea by some), Lygodium, Mohria, and Schizaea, and ∼170 species. From: Paleobotany (Second Edition), 2009. Related terms: Cladistics; Genus; Sporangium; Salviniales; Fern Ally ...
Schizaeales is an order of ferns (class Polypodiopsida). Quick Facts Scientific classification, Families ... Close. Description. While the three clades of Schizaeales are all well-distinguished from one another by numerous morphological characters, members of the order all have dimorphic fertile and sterile fronds and lack well-defined sori.
Schizaeales. Schizaeales is an order of plants. There are 190 species of Schizaeales, in 4 genera and 3 families. This order has been around since the middle devonian epoch. It includes groups like Comb Ferns, Climbing Ferns, and Flowering Ferns. They have alternation of generations.
