Pteridopsida
Pteridopsida
Playdium
<catset>Category="Pteridophyta"</catset><table border=1 cellpadding=0 style="position:relative; margin: 0 0 0.5em 1em; border-collapse: collapse; float:right; clear:right; width:200px;"><tr style="text-align:center;"><th style=" background: lightgreen;"><div style="float:right; font-size:70%; padding:0 .5em 0 2em">?</div><b> Pteridopsida ~ Modern Ferns</b></th></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;">[image]<br><small> Tree fern</small></td></tr><tr style="text-align:center;"><th style=" background: lightgreen;"><b><a href="Scientific classification">Scientific classification</a></b></th></tr><tr style="text-align:center;"><td> <table cellpadding=2 style="margin:0 auto; text-align:left; background:none;"><tr valign=top><td>Kingdom:</td><td><a href="Plant">Plantae</a></td></tr><tr valign=top><td>Division:</td><td><a href="Fern">Pteridophyta</a></td></tr><tr valign=top><td>Class:</td><td>Pteridopsida</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr style="text-align:center; background: lightgreen;"><th><b> Subclasses</b></th></tr><tr><td style="padding: 0 .5em;"><ul><li>Cyatheatae<li>Schizaeatae<li>Pteriditae<li>Polypoditae</ul></td></tr></table><p>The <b>Pteridopsida</b> is a class of <a href="Plant">plants</a> in the Division <a href="Fern">Pteridophyta</a> that includes the "modern" ferns. The Pteridopsida is sub-divided into four subclasses to reflect likely <a href="Clade">clades</a>. These subclasses (and their included orders) are:<ul><li>Subclass Cyatheatae <ul> <li>Order <a href="Cyatheales">Cyatheales</a> (the <a href="Cyatheales">tree ferns</a>) <li>Order Plagiogyriales <li>Order Loxomales </ul> <li>Subclass Schizaeatae <ul> <li>Order <a href="Schizeales">Schizeales</a> (including the <a href="Climbing fern">climbing ferns</a>) <li>Order <a href="Marsileales">Marsileales</a> (the water-clovers, <a href="Mosquito fern">Mosquito fern</a>, water-spangle) </ul> <li>Subclass Pteriditae <ul> <li>Order Lindseales <li>Order <a href="Pteridales">Pteridales</a> (including the <a href="Brake (fern)">brakes</a> and <a href="Maidenhair fern">maidenhair ferns</a>) <li>Order Dennstaedtiales (the cup ferns) <li>Order Hypolepidales (including <a href="Bracken">Bracken</a>) </ul> <li>Subclass Polypoditae <ul> <li>Order <a href="Aspleniaceae">Aspleniales</a> (the <a href="Spleenwort">spleenworts</a>) <li>Order <a href="Athyriales">Athyriales</a> (including the lady ferns, <a href="Ostrich fern">Ostrich fern</a>, maiden ferns, etc.) <li>Order <a href="Dryopteridales">Dryopteridales</a> (the <a href="Dryopteris">wood ferns</a> and <a href="Polystichum munitum">sword ferns</a>) <li>Order Davalliales (including the <a href="Boston fern">rabbits-foot ferns</a> and <a href="Boston fern">Boston ferns</a>) <li>Order <a href="Polypodiales">Polypodiales</a> (including the rock-cap ferns or Polypodies) </ul> </ul>