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Thelypteris (maiden ferns) is a genus of ferns in the subfamily Thelypteridoideae, family Thelypteridaceae, order Polypodiales. Two radically different circumscriptions of the genus are in use . In the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I), the genus is a very small one with about two species. In other approaches, the genus is the only one in the subfamily Thelypteridoideae, and so includes between 875 and 1083 species.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassPolypodiopsida
  4. OrderPolypodiales
  5. FamilyThelypteridaceae
Habitatfreshwater
Native toAfghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Aleutian Is., Algeria, Altay, Amur, Andaman Is., Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest
Observations recorded185,285

Thelypteris ist eine Pflanzengattung in der Familie der Sumpffarngewächse (Thelypteridaceae). Die früher bis zu etwa 875 Arten, je nachdem wie eng man die Arten definiert, kommen weltweit in den gemäßigten bis tropischen Gebieten vor. Es gibt nur noch zwei oder drei Arten in der Gattung Thelypteris s. str., die fast weltweit vorkommen.

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
7,047
With media
4,674
Family
Thelypteridaceae
Collections
CICY, IBUNAM, ECOSUR, BRIT, IIB-UV, UNICACH
Recorded in
Mexico, Peru, United States, Honduras

Wikidata facts

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taxon name
Thelypteris
topic's main category
Category:Thelypteris
Commons category
Thelypteris
taxon common name
krpača
taxonomic type
Thelypteris palustris
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Encyclopedic overview

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  • Species
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Thelypteris (maiden ferns) is a genus of ferns in the subfamily Thelypteridoideae, family Thelypteridaceae, order Polypodiales. Two radically different circumscriptions of the genus are in use . In the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I), the genus is a very small one with about two species. In other approaches, the genus is the only one in the subfamily Thelypteridoideae, and so includes between 875 and 1083 species.

The genus name is from Greek thēlys "female" and pteris "fern". However, "female fern" usually refers to the common lady-fern.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Thelypteris” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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