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Bookmark or Share- Fern - WikipediaThe group includes about 10,560 known extant species. Ferns are defined here in the broad sense, being all of the Polypodiopsida, comprising both the leptosporangiate ( Polypodiidae) and eusporangiate ferns, the latter group including horsetails, whisk ferns, marattioid ferns, and ophioglossoid ferns .
- 35 Types of Fern to Freshen Up Your Home or Garden - The Spruce35 Types of Fern to Freshen Up Your Home or Garden. Liudmila Chernetska / Getty Images. All types of ferns are ideal for shady, damp spots in a garden or low-light areas indoors. Though ferns don't offer flowers, their fronds (large divided leaves) add texture, color, and interest year-round.
- About Ferns — American Fern SocietyToday, ferns are the second-most diverse group of vascular plants on Earth, outnumbered only by flowering plants. With around 10,500 living species (PPG 1), ferns outnumber the remaining non-flowering vascular plants (the lycophytes and gymnosperms) by a factor of 4 to 1. How did ferns become so diverse, and what are the secrets to their success?
- Fern | Description, Features, Evolution, & Taxonomy | BritannicaFern, class of several thousand species of nonflowering vascular plants that reproduce by spores. Ferns have true roots, stems, and complex leaves and constitute an ancient division of plants. Learn about their physical characteristics, life cycle, genetics, evolutionary history, and classification.
- How to Grow and Care for Ferns | Gardener’s PathFerns are plants in the Polypodiopsida class and the Polypodiophyta division of the plant kingdom. They’re closely related to club mosses, horsetails, and quillworts. With over 20,000 different known species out there, you’re probably wondering what unites all the different ferns of the world.
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