POLYPODIALES
(an order of ferns)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
ASPLENIACEAE
spleenworts
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 		Family 10 subtaxa 144 images 5 ident. refs
ATHYRIACEAE
a family of ferns
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 		Family 2 subtaxa 28 images 3 ident. refs
BLECHNACEAE
hard ferns
Family 1 subtaxa 18 images
Blechnum
hard-ferns
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 		Genus 1 subtaxa 18 images
CYSTOPTERIDACEAE
a family of ferns
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 		Family 5 subtaxa 108 images 5 ident. refs
DENNSTAEDTIACEAE
brackens
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 		Family 1 subtaxa 24 images 1 ident. refs
DRYOPTERIDACEAE
buckler ferns
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 		Family 12 subtaxa 193 images 6 ident. refs
POLYPODIACEAE
polypodies
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 		Family 2 subtaxa 42 images 1 ident. refs
PTERIDACEAE
maidenhair, parsley & ribbon ferns
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 		Family 2 subtaxa 32 images 1 ident. refs
THELYPTERIDACEAE
a family of ferns
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 		Family 2 subtaxa 20 images 1 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
OrderPOLYPODIALES (an order of ferns)
ClassPOLYPODIOPSIDA (a class of ferns)
PhylumPTERIDOPHYTA (ferns and allies)
SubkingdomVIRIDIPLANTAE (lower green plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

POLYPODIALES (an order of ferns) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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