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Polypodiaceae

not marked as a favorite taxon Polypodiaceae J. Presl & C. Presl. Common name: Polypody Family.

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A family of about 65 genera and about 1650 species, cosmopolitan, especially tropical. Here circumscribed to include Grammitidaceae, following PPG I (2016) and Wei & Zhang (2022). Subfamily classification shown in the key follows Wei & Zhang (2022).

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References: Hennipman, Veldhoen, & Kramer In Kramer & Green (1990); Hirai et al. (2011); Parris In Kramer & Green (1990); PPG I (2016); Smith (1993e) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (1993b); Smith & Tejero-Díez (2014); Smith et al. (2006a); Smith et al. (2006b); Sundue et al. (2014); Wei & Zhang (2022). Show full citations.

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image #1 of Polypodiaceae© Alan Cressler: Polypodium appalachianum, Bad Branch Falls, Chattahoochee National Forest, Rabun County, Georgia 2 by Alan Cressler | Polypodium source | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Polypodiaceae© Keith Bradley | Pleopeltis marginata | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Polypodiaceae© Alan Cressler: Polypodium virginianum, Pine Log Mountain, Cherokee County, Georgia 2 by Alan Cressler | Polypodium source | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Polypodiaceae© Alan Cressler | Pleopeltis michauxiana source | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Polypodiaceae© Keith Bradley | Campyloneurum | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Polypodiaceae© Alan Cressler: Phlebodium aureum, Matheson Hammock, Miami-Dade County, Florida 1 by Alan Cressler | Phlebodium aureum source | Original Image ⭷
image #7 of Polypodiaceae© Keith Bradley | Microgramma heterophylla | Original Image ⭷
image #8 of Polypodiaceaeno rights reserved, uploaded by Randal | Microsorum grossum source | Original Image ⭷
image #9 of Polypodiaceae© Alan Cressler: Pecluma plumula, on Quercus virginiana, Baynard Trail, Hillsborough River State Park, Hillsborough County, Florida 3 by Alan Cressler | Pecluma source | Original Image ⭷
image #10 of Polypodiaceae© Keith Bradley | Pecluma | Original Image ⭷
image #11 of Polypodiaceae© Alexis López Hernández, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Alexis López Hernández | Microgramma nitida source | Original Image ⭷
image #12 of Polypodiaceae© Alan Cressler: Moranopteris nimbata, Dry Falls, Cullasaja River, Nantahala National Forest, Macon County, North Carolina 3 by Alan Cressler | Moranopteris nimbata source | Original Image ⭷

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