fern genus - genera of ferns and fern allies

family Pteridaceae, Pteridaceae - one of a number of families into which the family Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems; Pteridaceae is itself in turn sometimes further subdivided

brake - any of various ferns of the genus Pteris having pinnately compound leaves and including several popular houseplants

Pteris cretica - cultivated in many varieties as houseplants

Pteris multifida, spider brake, spider fern - Asiatic fern introduced in America

Pteris serrulata, ribbon fern, spider fern - fern of North Africa and Azores and Canary Islands