Phegopteris

Beech ferns
Phegopteris hexagonoptera in spring
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Suborder: Aspleniineae
Family: Thelypteridaceae
Subfamily: Phegopteridoideae
Genus: Phegopteris
(C.Presl) Fée
Species

See text.

Synonyms
  • Lastrella (H.Itô) Nakai
  • Pseudophegopteris Ching
  • Thelypteris subg. Phegopteris (C.Presl) Ching
  • Toppingia O.Deg., I.Deg. & A.R.Sm.

Phegopteris is a genus of ferns in the family Thelypteridaceae, subfamily Phegopteridoideae, in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). They are known collectively as the beech ferns. Species are native to Asia, North America and Europe.

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