Subfamily

Cheilanthoideae (Lip fern subfamily)

Aspidotis densa. Photo: (c) David Hofmann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

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Cheilanthoideae is one of the five subfamilies of the Pteridaceae family of ferns.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
  - Phylum: Tracheophyta (Vascular plants)
    - Class: Polypodiopsida (Ferns)
      - Subclass: Polypodiidae (Leptosporangiate ferns)
        Order: Polypodiales
        Suborder: Pteridineae
        Family: Pteridaceae (Brake family)
        Subfamily: Cheilanthoideae (Lip fern subfamily)
        Genus: Myriopteris (Lip ferns) (1)
        Genus: Pellaea (Cliffbrakes) (2)
        Genus: Aspidotis (1)
        Genus: Pentagramma (2)

Subtaxa

Genus: Myriopteris (Lip ferns)

Genus: Pellaea (Cliffbrakes)

Genus: Aspidotis

Genus: Pentagramma

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