Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Pteridophyta (Filicophyta)
Class: Pteridopsida (Filicopsida)
Order: Athyriales

Family: Blechnaceae

It has been argued for years what the affinity of this family was, but recent genetic research indicates that it forms a clade with the Athyrium group and the Thelypteris group.

Genera of Blechnaceae (list not complete):

  1. Blechnum
  2. Doodia
  3. Lorinseria
  4. Stenochlaena
  5. Woodwardia

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This page was last revised on 11-21-1997.