Lycopods and Ferns

Phylogeny of Lycopodiophyta

Phylogeny of Monilophyta

Info to cladograms

Extinct lineages are not shown.
Phylogeny was prepared according to Pryer et al., 2004, Laennen et al., 2014, Testo et Sundue, 2016.
Years are upper quartils of years summarized by Angiosperm Phylogeny Website, version 13 or years reported by Testo et Sundue, 2016.
Only selected “morphological” apomorphies are presented.

Table of families

Info	Phylum	Class	Order	Family	Genus	Species	Distribution	Habitus
info F	Lycopodiophyta	Lycopodiopsida	Lycopodiales	Lycopodiaceae	17	640	±worldwide, mostly tropical regions	terrestrial or epiphytic and pendulous, perennial herbs
info G	Lycopodiophyta	Lycopodiopsida	Lycopodiales	Lycopodiaceae	Austrolycopodium	3	Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Juan Fernandez, South America to Costa Rica	subterranean or creeping main stems
info G	Lycopodiophyta	Lycopodiopsida	Lycopodiales	Lycopodiaceae	Dendrolycopodium	4	North America and N. Asia	flat-branched tree-clubmoss
info G	Lycopodiophyta	Lycopodiopsida	Lycopodiales	Lycopodiaceae	Diphasiastrum	23	N. temperate, arctic and alpine regions, mountains in the tropics, absent from Australia	subterranean, or creeping to subscandent main stems
info G	Lycopodiophyta	Lycopodiopsida	Lycopodiales	Lycopodiaceae	Diphasium	1	South America	ubterranean or creeping to subscandent main stems
info G	Lycopodiophyta	Lycopodiopsida	Lycopodiales	Lycopodiaceae	Lycopodiastrum	1	tropical and subtropical S. and S.E. Asia	large, terrestrial plants
info G	Lycopodiophyta	Lycopodiopsida	Lycopodiales	Lycopodiaceae	Palhinhaea	10	tropical areas	terrestrial with erected stems
info G	Lycopodiophyta	Lycopodiopsida	Lycopodiales	Lycopodiaceae	Pseudodiphasium	1	?	large somewhat shruby palnts
info G	Lycopodiophyta	Lycopodiopsida	Lycopodiales	Lycopodiaceae	Pseudolycopodiella	6	pantropical	small plants
info G	Lycopodiophyta	Lycopodiopsida	Lycopodiales	Lycopodiaceae	Pseudolycopodium	1	Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia	large terrestrial plants with erected stem
info G	Lycopodiophyta	Lycopodiopsida	Lycopodiales	Lycopodiaceae	Huperzia	289	mostly worlwide	terrestrial
info G	Lycopodiophyta	Lycopodiopsida	Lycopodiales	Lycopodiaceae	Phlegmariurus	42	tropical regions	epiphytics
info G	Lycopodiophyta	Lycopodiopsida	Lycopodiales	Lycopodiaceae	Lycopodiella	34	tropical and temperate regions	small lycopods
info G	Lycopodiophyta	Lycopodiopsida	Lycopodiales	Lycopodiaceae	Lycopodium	77	tropical and temperate regions, not Australia	terrestrial or epiphytic plants, with widely branched, erect, prostrate or creeping stems
info G	Lycopodiophyta	Lycopodiopsida	Lycopodiales	Lycopodiaceae	Phylloglossum	2	Australia, New Zealand	tiny lycopods
info F	Lycopodiophyta	Isoetopsida	Isoetales	Isoetaceae	4	180	± worlwide	aquatic or terrestrial perennial herbs
info G	Lycopodiophyta	Isoetopsida	Isoetales	Isoetaceae	Isoëtes	180	± worlwide	aquatic or terrestrial perennial herbs
info F	Lycopodiophyta	Isoetopsida	Isoetales	Selaginellaceae	5	550	±worlwide, mostly tropical regions	usually perennial herbs, rarely tree-like
info G	Lycopodiophyta	Isoetopsida	Isoetales	Selaginellaceae	Selaginella	500	worldwide, mostly in tropical and warm regions	usually perennial herbs, rarely tree-like
info F	Monilophyta	Equisetopsida	Equisetales	Equisetaceae	3	34	± worlwide, absent in Australasia	perennial herbs
info G	Monilophyta	Equisetopsida	Equisetales	Equisetaceae	Equisetum	15	± worlwide, absent in Australasia	perennial herbs
info F	Monilophyta	Psilotopsida	Ophioglosssales	Ophioglossaceae	7	120	worldwide	small terresstrial, perennial herbs
info G	Monilophyta	Psilotopsida	Ophioglosssales	Ophioglossaceae	Botrichium	50	worlwide	aboveground leaf divided to pinnately or bipinnately dividided leaf-like part and a stalk with sporangia
info G	Monilophyta	Psilotopsida	Ophioglosssales	Ophioglossaceae	Helminthostachys	1	Indo-Australasia	palmately-radiating pinnae
info G	Monilophyta	Psilotopsida	Ophioglosssales	Ophioglossaceae	Mankya	1	Asia (South Korea)	palmately-radiating pinnae
info G	Monilophyta	Psilotopsida	Ophioglosssales	Ophioglossaceae	Botrypus	1	scattered worldwide	Botrichium-like herbaceous plant
info G	Monilophyta	Psilotopsida	Ophioglosssales	Ophioglossaceae	Ophioglossum	30	worldwide	aboveground leaf divided to leaf-like part and a stalk with sporangia
info F	Monilophyta	Psilotopsida	Psilotales	Psilotaceae	2	3	tropical and warm temperate regions	terrestrial or epiphytic, perennial herbs
info G	Monilophyta	Psilotopsida	Psilotales	Psilotaceae	Tmesipteris	1	Australasia	hanging epiphyte
info G	Monilophyta	Psilotopsida	Psilotales	Psilotaceae	Psilotum	2	pantropical and subtropical	terrestrial herbs with dichotomously branching aerial stems without leaves
info F	Monilophyta	Marattiopsida	Marattiales	Marattiaceae	9	148	pantropical	large terrestrial ferns
info G	Monilophyta	Marattiopsida	Marattiales	Marattiaceae	Marattia	10	Neotropics, Hawaii	large terrestrial ferns
info G	Monilophyta	Marattiopsida	Marattiales	Marattiaceae	Archangiopteris	7	tropical	medium sized terrestrial ferns
info G	Monilophyta	Marattiopsida	Marattiales	Marattiaceae	Eupodium	3	Neotropics	large terrestrial ferns
info G	Monilophyta	Marattiopsida	Marattiales	Marattiaceae	Ptisana	20	paleotropical	large terrestrial ferns
info G	Monilophyta	Marattiopsida	Marattiales	Marattiaceae	Angiopteris	75	Australasia	large terrestrial ferns
info G	Monilophyta	Marattiopsida	Marattiales	Marattiaceae	Danaea	31	Neotropics	large terrestrial ferns
info G	Monilophyta	Marattiopsida	Marattiales	Marattiaceae	Christensenia	2	S. E. Asia	reticulate venation, palmately arranged leave
info F	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Osmundales	Osmundaceae	5	20	tropical and temperate regions	terrestrial herbaceous ferns with usually dimorphic leaves
info G	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Osmundales	Osmundaceae	Leptopteris	2	tropical Pacific Islands, Australia and New Guinea	medium sized terrestrial ferns
info G	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Osmundales	Osmundaceae	Osmunda	15	tropical and temperate regions	terrestrial herbaceous ferns with dimorphic leaves
info G	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Osmundales	Osmundaceae	Osmundastrum	2	New World and E. Asia	terrestrial herbaceous ferns with dimorphic leaves
info G	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Osmundales	Osmundaceae	Todea	1	Africa and Australasia	medium sized terrestrial ferns
info F	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Hymenophyllales	Hymenophyllaceae	34	447	humid regions of tropical and south-temperate areas	usually epiphytic or terrestrial ferns with very thin leaves
info G	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Hymenophyllales	Hymenophyllaceae	Hymenophyllum	175	humid regions of tropical and south-temperate areas	small thin-leaved ferns
info G	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Hymenophyllales	Hymenophyllaceae	Trichomanes	126	humid regions of tropical and south-temperate areas	thin-leaved ferns
info F	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Gleicheniales	Gleicheniaceae	6	144	pantropical	terrestrial herbaceous ferns with pseudodichotomous branching of leafs
info G	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Gleicheniales	Gleicheniaceae	Dicranopteris	26	from S. USA to Peru?	terrestrial herbaceous ferns with pseudodichotomous branching of leafs
info G	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Gleicheniales	Gleicheniaceae	Diplopterygium	25	tropical Asia and Americas?	terrestrial herbaceous ferns with pseudodichotomous branching of leafs
info G	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Gleicheniales	Gleicheniaceae	Gleichenia	17	tropical Africa and Americas?	terrestrial herbaceous ferns with pseudodichotomous branching of leafs
info G	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Gleicheniales	Gleicheniaceae	Sticherus	76	Australia ans New Zealand?	terrestrial herbaceous ferns with pseudodichotomous branching of leafs
info F	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Gleicheniales	Dipteridaceae	2	15	N.E. India to N.E. Australia	large terestrial ferns
info G	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Gleicheniales	Dipteridaceae	Dipteris	14	S. China to Australia?	large terestrial ferns
info G	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Gleicheniales	Dipteridaceae	Cheiropleuria	1	S.E. Asia?	large terestrial ferns
info F	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Gleicheniales	Matoniaceae	1	1	Malesia	terrestrial ferns simillar to Gleicheniaceae
info G	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Gleicheniales	Matoniaceae	Matonia	1	Malesia	terrestrial ferns simillar to Gleicheniaceae
info F	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Schizaeales	Lygodiaceae	1	20	pantropical	terrestrial, climbing ferns
info G	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Schizaeales	Lygodiaceae	Lygodium	20	pantropical	terrestrial, climbing ferns
info F	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Schizaeales	Anemiaceae	6	106	pantropical	terrestrial herbaceous ferns with dimorphic leaves
info G	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Schizaeales	Anemiaceae	Anemia	100	pantropical	terrestrial herbaceous ferns with dimorphic leaves
info F	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Schizaeales	Schizaeaceae	3	22	tropical and temperate regions	small terrestrial or rarely epiphitic ferns with different fertile and sterile leaf segments
info G	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Schizaeales	Schizaeaceae	Actinostachys	6	tropical and temperate regions?	small terrestrial or rarely epiphitic ferns with different fertile and sterile leaf segments
info G	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Schizaeales	Schizaeaceae	Schizaea	16	tropical and temperate regions	small terrestrial or rarely epiphitic ferns with different fertile and sterile leaf segments
info F	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Salviniales	Marsileaceae	5	32	± worlwide	rooted, aquatic herb-like ferns
info G	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Salviniales	Marsileaceae	Marsilea	31	± worlwide, asep. Africa	rooted, aquatic herb-like ferns
info G	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Salviniales	Marsileaceae	Pilularia	2	N. temperate and Australia, New Zealand and South America	rooted, aquatic herb-like ferns
info G	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Salviniales	Marsileaceae	Regnellidium	1	South America	rooted, aquatic herb-like ferns
info F	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Salviniales	Salviniaceae	2	17	± worlwide	floating aquatic herb-like ferns
info G	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Salviniales	Salviniaceae	Azolla	9	± worlwide, mostly tropical regions	floating aquatic herb-like ferns
info G	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Salviniales	Salviniaceae	Salvinia	10	± worlwide, mostly tropical regions	floating aquatic herb-like ferns
info F	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Cyatheales	Thyrsopteridaceae	1	1	the Juan Fernandez Archipelago?	terrestrial fern with large leaves
info G	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Cyatheales	Thyrsopteridaceae	Thyrsopteris	1	the Juan Fernandez Archipelago?	terrestrial fern with large leaves
info F	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Cyatheales	Loxsomataceae	1	1	tropical South America, New Zealand?	terrestrial fern
info G	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Cyatheales	Loxsomataceae	Loxsoma	1	tropical South America, New Zealand?	terrestrial fern
info F	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Cyatheales	Culcitaceae	1	2	Makaronesia, Neotropis?	terrestrial fern with large leaves
info G	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Cyatheales	Culcitaceae	Culcita	1	Makaronesia, Neotropis?	terrestrial fern with large leaves
info F	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Cyatheales	Plagiogyriaceae	1	13	mountainous areas of tropical and subtropical regions?	terrestrial herbaceous ferns with dimorphic leaves
info G	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Cyatheales	Plagiogyriaceae	Plagiogyria	13	mountainous areas of tropical and subtropical regions?	terrestrial herbaceous ferns with dimorphic leaves
info F	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Cyatheales	Cibotiaceae	1	8	Hawaii, Central America, S.E. Asia?	tree ferns
info G	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Cyatheales	Cibotiaceae	Cibotium	8	Hawaii, Central America, S.E. Asia?	tree ferns
info F	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Cyatheales	Cyatheaceae	15	514	pantropical, esp. montane forests	tree ferns
info G	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Cyatheales	Cyatheaceae	Alsophila	102	pantropical, esp. montane forests	tree ferns
info G	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Cyatheales	Cyatheaceae	Cyathea	406	pantropical, esp. montane forests	tree ferns
info G	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Cyatheales	Cyatheaceae	Hymenophyllopsis	8	pantropical, esp. montane forests	tree ferns
info F	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Cyatheales	Dicksoniaceae	4	19	tropical, subtropical and warm temperate, esp. S. hemisphere	tree ferns
info G	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Cyatheales	Dicksoniaceae	Calochlaena	5	Melanesia, Polynesia and E. Australia	tree ferns
info G	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Cyatheales	Dicksoniaceae	Dicksonia	12	South America, S.E. Asia, Australasia	tree ferns
info G	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Cyatheales	Dicksoniaceae	Lophosoria	2	South America	tree ferns
info F	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Cyatheales	Metaxyaceae	1	1	New World tropics?	terrestrial fern
info G	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Cyatheales	Metaxyaceae	Metaxya	1	New World tropics?	terrestrial fern
info F	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Polypodiales	Lindsaeaceae	14	144	pantropical, pan-subtropical	terrestrial or epiphytic ferns
info G	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Polypodiales	Lindsaeaceae	Lindsaea	108	pantropical, pan-subtropical	terrestrial or epiphytic ferns
info F	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Polypodiales	Cystodiaceae	1	1	Malesia	terrestrrial fern
info G	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Polypodiales	Cystodiaceae	Cystodium	1	Malesia	terrestrrial fern
info F	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Polypodiales	Lonchitidaceae	1	2	tropical America and Africa, Madagascar	terrestrial or epipetric ferns
info G	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Polypodiales	Lonchitidaceae	Lonchitis	2	tropical America and Africa, Madagascar	terrestrial or epipetric ferns
info F	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Polypodiales	Saccolomataceae	3	17	pantropical?	terrestrrial ferns
info G	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Polypodiales	Saccolomataceae	Saccoloma	17	pantropical?	terrestrrial ferns
info F	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Polypodiales	Dennstaedtiaceae	15	220	worldwide, mostly in tropical regions?	terrestrial ferns with large, highly divided leaves
info G	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Polypodiales	Dennstaedtiaceae	Dennstaedtia	40	mostly tropical to warm-temperate	terrestrial ferns with large, highly divided leaves
info G	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Polypodiales	Dennstaedtiaceae	Hypolepis	52	tropical and S. temperate	terrestrial ferns with large, highly divided leaves
info G	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Polypodiales	Dennstaedtiaceae	Microlepia	86	Asia and Pacific islands?	terrestrial ferns with large, highly divided leaves
info G	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Polypodiales	Dennstaedtiaceae	Pteridium	17	worldwide	terrestrial ferns with large, highly divided leaves
info F	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Polypodiales	Pteridaceae	85	1226	worldwide, mostly in tropical and arid regions	terrestrial, epipetric, or epiphytic ferns, rarely aquatics
info G	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Polypodiales	Pteridaceae	Pteris	202	tropical and subtropical regions	terrestrial, epipetric, or epiphytic ferns
info G	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Polypodiales	Pteridaceae	Adiantum	180	worldwide, mostly in tropical and subtropical regions	terrestrial, epipetric, or epiphytic ferns
info G	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Polypodiales	Pteridaceae	Cheilanthes	179	dry warm regions	often epipetric
info F	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Polypodiales	Didymochlaenaceae	1	1	pantropical	terestrial fern
info G	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Polypodiales	Didymochlaenaceae	Didymochlaena	1	pantropical	terestrial fern
info F	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Polypodiales	Lomariopsidaceae	4	39	tropical?	terrestrial ferns, some ornamental
info G	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Polypodiales	Lomariopsidaceae	Lomariopsis	34	tropical?	terrestrial ferns
info F	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Polypodiales	Dryopteridaceae	55	1871	worldwide	terrestrial, epipetric, or epiphytic ferns
info G	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Polypodiales	Dryopteridaceae	Elaphoglossum	586	tropical ad subtropical regions, apod. South America?	mostly epiphytic ferns
info G	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Polypodiales	Dryopteridaceae	Dryopteris	325	temperate N. hemisphere	terrestrial ferns
info G	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Polypodiales	Dryopteridaceae	Polystichum	285	warm-temperate and montane-tropical regions?	terrestrial ferns
info G	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Polypodiales	Dryopteridaceae	Arachniodes	143	New World tropics	terrestrial or epipetric ferns
info G	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Polypodiales	Dryopteridaceae	Ctenitis	105	tropical?	terrestrial ferns
info F	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Polypodiales	Tectariaceae	27	329	pantropical	terrestrial, epipetric, or epiphytic ferns
info G	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Polypodiales	Tectariaceae	Tectaria	198	pantropical	terrestrial, epipetric, or epiphytic ferns
info G	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Polypodiales	Tectariaceae	Aspidium	33	?	?
info F	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Polypodiales	Oleandraceae	1	19	pantropical?	terrestrial or scandent epiphytic ferns
info G	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Polypodiales	Oleandraceae	Oleandra	19	pantropical?	terrestrial or scandent epiphytic ferns
info F	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Polypodiales	Davalliaceae	10	60	tropics of Old World, Australis and Pacific?	usually epiphytic, rarely epipetric or terrestrial ferns
info G	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Polypodiales	Davalliaceae	Davallia	23	tropics of Old World, Australis and Pacific?	epiphytic
info G	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Polypodiales	Davalliaceae	Araiostegia	17	tropical Asia	epiphytic or terrestrial ferns
info F	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Polypodiales	Polypodiaceae	116	1601	pantropical to temperate	usually epiphytic, rarely epipetric or terrestrial ferns
info G	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Polypodiales	Polypodiaceae	Polypodium	173	pantropical to temperate	terrestrial or epiphytic ferns
info G	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Polypodiales	Polypodiaceae	Grammitis	112	pantropical	terrestrial or epiphytic ferns
info G	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Polypodiales	Polypodiaceae	Pleopeltis	155	pantropical to temperate	terrestrial or epiphytic ferns
info G	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Polypodiales	Polypodiaceae	Pyrrosia	79	tropical Africa and S.E. Asia?	epiphytic ferns
info F	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Polypodiales	Cystopteridaceae	4	39	worldwide, esp. temperate regions	usually epipetric or terestrial rather small ferns
info G	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Polypodiales	Cystopteridaceae	Cystopteris	27	temperate regions	usually epipetric or terestrial rather small ferns
info G	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Polypodiales	Cystopteridaceae	Gymnocarpium	10	temperate regions	usually terestrial rather small ferns
info F	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Polypodiales	Rhachidosoraceae	1	5	S.E. Asia to Japan?	terrestrial ferns
info G	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Polypodiales	Rhachidosoraceae	Rhachidosorus	5	S.E. Asia to Japan?	terrestrial ferns
info F	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Polypodiales	Diplaziopsidaceae	2	7	tropical, S.E. Asian and Pacific islands, Americas?	terrestrial rather large ferns
info G	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Polypodiales	Diplaziopsidaceae	Diplaziopsis	6	S.E. Asian and Pacific islands	terrestrial rather large ferns
info G	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Polypodiales	Diplaziopsidaceae	Hemidictyum	1	tropical Americas	terrestrial rather large ferns
info F	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Polypodiales	Desmophlebiaceae	1	2	Costa Rica to Brazil	terrestrial ferns
info G	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Polypodiales	Desmophlebiaceae	Desmophlebium	2	Costa Rica to Brazil	terrestrial ferns
info F	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Polypodiales	Hemidictyaceae	1	1	S. Mexico to S.E. Brazil	terrestrial fern with large leaves
info G	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Polypodiales	Hemidictyaceae	Hemidictyum	1	S. Mexico to S.E. Brazil	terrestrial fern with large leaves
info F	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Polypodiales	Aspleniaceae	25	515	worldwide, mostly in tropical and warm regions	terrestrial, epipetric, or epiphytic ferns
info G	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Polypodiales	Aspleniaceae	Asplenium	488	worldwide, mostly in tropical and warm regions	terrestrial, epipetric, or epiphytic ferns
info F	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Polypodiales	Thelypteridaceae	38	951	esp. tropical but numerous temperate species	terrestrial or aquatic ferns
info G	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Polypodiales	Thelypteridaceae	Thelypteris	515	esp. tropical but numerous temperate species	terrestrial or aquatic ferns
info G	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Polypodiales	Thelypteridaceae	Cyclosorus	211	pantropical and subtropical	terrestrial ferns, some epiphytic
info F	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Polypodiales	Woodsiaceae	3	50	mostly montane, northern hemisphere	terrestrial or epipetric ferns
info G	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Polypodiales	Woodsiaceae	Woodsia	50	mostly montane, northern hemisphere	terrestrial or epipetric ferns
info F	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Polypodiales	Athyriaceae	15	658	worldwide	terrestrial ferns
info G	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Polypodiales	Athyriaceae	Diplazium	341	pantropical, some temperate	terrestrial ferns
info G	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Polypodiales	Athyriaceae	Athyrium	302	worldwide, esp. Asia	terrestrial ferns
info G	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Polypodiales	Athyriaceae	Deparia	58	scattered, esp. Pacific islands?	terrestrial ferns
info G	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Polypodiales	Athyriaceae	Cornopteris	13	worldwide?	terrestrial ferns
info F	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Polypodiales	Blechnaceae	21	219	worldwide	terrestrial ferns, some tree-like, dimorphic leaves
info G	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Polypodiales	Blechnaceae	Blechnum	159	worldwide, esp. tropics of S. hemisphere	terrestrial ferns, some tree-like, dimorphic leaves
info F	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Polypodiales	Onocleaceae	4	9	N. hemisphere, esp. temperate	terrestrial herbaceous ferns with dimorphic leaves
info G	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Polypodiales	Onocleaceae	Matteuccia	1	temperate regions of N. Hemisphere	terrestrial herbaceous ferns with dimorphic leaves
info G	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Polypodiales	Onocleaceae	Onoclea	1	E. Asie and North America	terrestrial herbaceous ferns with dimorphic leaves
info G	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Polypodiales	Onocleaceae	Onocleopsis	1	C. America?	terrestrial herbaceous ferns with dimorphic leaves
info G	Monilophyta	Polypodiopsida	Polypodiales	Onocleaceae	Pentarhizidium	2	Asia?	terrestrial herbaceous ferns with dimorphic leaves

Number in column “Genus” denote number of genera in family and number in “Species” denote number of species within genus.
Records in Italics denote the rows of species with gallery of images accessible by click on the image (not available yet).
Information regarding distribution of families are retrieved in most cases from Simpson (2010). Many different sources were used to information regarding distributions of genera.
Information regarding habitus of families are retrieved in most cases from Simpson (2010). Many different sources were used to information regarding habitus of genera.
System is according to Angiosperm Phylogeny Website, ver. 13. Number of genera and species of families, list of genera, and number of species of each genus is based on The Plant List 1.1 or Angiosperm Phylogeny Website, ver. 13 (thus the number often differes one from another). Some changes were made according to Tropicos. As there is great discrepancy in the “system” of Lycopodiophyta and Monilophyta, not all genera are included for Hymenophyllaceae, Polypodiaceae, Lindsaeaceae, Dennstaedtiaceae, Pteridaceae, Dryopteridaceae, Tectariaceae, Davalliaceae, Polypodiaceae, Aspleniaceae, Thelypteridaceae, Athyriaceae, Blechnaceae. For current system please check Angiosperm Phylogeny Website, for names Catalogue of Life or Tropicos.

Bryophytes

Lycopods and Ferns

Gymnosperms

Angiosperms

Lycopods and Ferns

Phylogeny of Lycopodiophyta

Phylogeny of Monilophyta

Info to cladograms

Table of families