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Phegopteris
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Phegopteris is a genus of ferns in the family Thelypteridaceae, subfamily Phegopteridoideae, in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). They are known collectively as the beech ferns. Species are native to Asia, North America and Europe.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassPolypodiopsida
- OrderPolypodiales
- FamilyThelypteridaceae
Phegopteris es un género de helechos terrestres pertenecientes a la familia Thelypteridaceae. Los helechos de este género tienen un largo y delgado rizoma rastrero.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 623
- With media
- 613
- Family
- Thelypteridaceae
- Collections
- UOMNH, CAS, CM, ANSP, VT, UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT
- Recorded in
- United States, China, Japan, Canada
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Encyclopedic overview
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Phegopteris is a genus of ferns in the family Thelypteridaceae, subfamily Phegopteridoideae, in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). They are known collectively as the beech ferns. Species are native to Asia, North America and Europe.
==Taxonomy== Phegopteris was first described in 1852 by Carl Borivoj Presl as an unranked taxon within the genus Polypodium. It was raised to the rank of genus by Antoine Fée in the same year.
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