Dennstaedtiaceae Lotsy. Common name: Bracken Family.
A family of about 11 genera and about 265 species, of cosmopolitan distribution. We follow Triana-Moreno et al. (2023) in the circumscription of genera and subfamilies.
References: Cranfill (1993a) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (1993b); Kramer & Green (1990); Lellinger (1985); Perrie, Shepherd, & Brownsey (2015); PPG I (2016); Schwartsburd et al. (2020); Triana-Moreno et al. (2022); Triana-Moreno et al. (2023). Show full citations.
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