fern family - families of ferns and fern allies

class Filicinae, class Filicopsida, Filicinae, Filicopsida - ferns

buckler fern, shield fern - any of various ferns of the genera Dryopteris or Polystichum or Lastreopsis having somewhat shield-shaped coverings on the sori

Dryopteris, genus Dryopteris - large widespread genus of medium-sized terrestrial ferns; in some classification systems placed in Polypodiaceae

Athyrium, genus Athyrium - temperate and tropical lady ferns; in some classifications placed in family Polypodiaceae or in the genus Asplenium

Cyrtomium, genus Cyrtomium - small genus of tropical Asiatic greenhouse ferns; in some classifications placed in Polypodiaceae

Cystopteris, genus Cystopteris - chiefly small perennial rock ferns: bladder ferns; in some classifications placed in Polypodiaceae

Deparia, genus Deparia - classification used for 5 species of terrestrial ferns usually placed in other genera

Diacalpa, genus Diacalpa - one species: delicate fern of foothills of Himalayas

genus Gymnocarpium, Gymnocarpium - oak ferns: in some classification systems included in genus Thelypteris

genus Lastreopsis, Lastreopsis - tropical terrestrial shield ferns

genus Matteuccia, genus Pteretis, Matteuccia, Pteretis - small genus sometimes included in genus Onoclea; in some classifications both genera are placed in Polypodiaceae

genus Olfersia, Olfersia - genus of fern having only one species

genus Onoclea, Onoclea - 1 species: sensitive fern; in some classifications included in Polypodiaceae

genus Polybotria, genus Polybotrya, Polybotria, Polybotrya - tropical American ferns; usually terrestrial when young but scandent later

genus Polystichum, Polystichum - small to medium-sized terrestrial ferns especially holly ferns; in some classification systems placed in Polypodiaceae

genus Rumohra, Rumohra - leatherleaf ferns: in some classifications included in genus Polystichum

genus Tectaria, Tectaria - terrestrial or epilithic ferns of tropical rain forests

genus Woodsia - genus of small to medium-sized usually rock-inhabiting ferns of temperate and cold regions; in some classification systems placed in Polypodiaceae