Gleicheniaceae
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Other Identifiers
Wikidata:
Q2264971
Library of congress:
sh 85055250
Sources of Information
- ITIS search, June 20, 2003(Gleicheniaceae, family in order Polypodiales)
- Britannica Macro.:v. 19, p. 173 (Family Gleicheniaceae (forking ferns))
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Wikipedia description:
The forked ferns are the family Gleicheniaceae, which includes six genera and about 160 known species. The formerly independent families Dicranopteridaceae and Stromatopteridaceae are generally included in the Gleicheniaceae, whereas the Dipteridaceae and Matoniaceae, although closely related, are considered separate families by most authors.
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