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Schizaeales is an order of fern (class PteridopsidaPteridopsida

The Pteridopsida is a class of plants in the Division Pteridophyta that includes the "modern" ferns....
). The ferns in this order were once all lumped into the family Schizaeaceae in the old order Filicales. However, although they are demonstrably related, these ferns differ markedly, and so three groups have now been elevated to family status:

  • The family Schizaeaceae are generally small ferns with forking frondFrond

    A frond is the breast- like structure of a fern or alga....
    s and a distinctive, somewhat non-fern-like, appearance.
  • The family AnemiaceaeAnemia (fern)

    Species of the genus Anemia are sometimes called flowering ferns, but this term is more commonly applied to ferns of the...
     look very fern-like but bear their sporeSpore Overview

    In biology, a spore is a reproductive structure that is adapted for dispersion and surviving for extended periods of time in...
    s on two completely modified lower pinnae.
  • The family Lygodiaceae, or Climbing Ferns, look very ferny but are highly distinctive in their growth habit: the rachis of the frond is long and flexible, with indeterminate growth, so that the fronds form climbing or trailing vineVine

    A vine is any plant of genus Vitis or, by extension, any similar climbing or trailing plant....
    s.