Onoclea

Onoclea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Suborder: Aspleniineae
Family: Onocleaceae
Genus: Onoclea
L.
Type species
Onoclea sensibilis
von Linné
Synonyms
  • Angiopteris Mitch. ex Adans. nom. illeg., non Hoffm.
  • Calypterium Bernh. nom. superfl.
  • Pteridinodes Siegesb. ex Kuntze nom. superfl.
  • Ragiopteris C.Presl
  • Riedlea Mirb. nom. superfl. non Ventenat

Onoclea is a genus of plants in the family Onocleaceae, native to moist habitats in eastern Asia and eastern North America. They are deciduous ferns with sterile fronds arising from creeping rhizomes in spring, dying down at first frost. Fertile fronds appear in late summer. Depending on the authority, the genus contains one to five species.

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