English: Beech ferns.
Clades:
Aspleniales; Aspleniineae;
Polypodianae;
Pteridophyta;
Plants.
Members: 3 genera: Macrothelypteris, Phegopteris, Pseudophegopteris.
Region: Asia, North America and Europe.
Plant theoryPhegopteridoideae is treated as a family in the order
Aspleniales and Subclass
Aspleniidae. It is placed in subphase 4. This needs confirmation.
TaxonomyPhegopteris was first described in 1852 within the genus Polypodium.
The Pteridophyte
Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 recognizes three genera in the subfamily
Phegopteridoideae: Macrothelypteris, Phegopteris and Pseudophegopteris. Later the Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World and
Plants of the World Online regarded Pseudophegopteris as a synonym of Phegopteris.
Stages Remedies7
Phegopteris connectilis8
Macrothelypteris torresianax
Phegopteris decursive-pinnata