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Polypodiales

Polypodiales

9.9
A group of ferns that includes most living fern species
  • noun
  • /ˌpɒlɪˈpoʊdiˌeɪliz/
  • Specialized
: Polypodiales
  • Many common ferns in temperate forests belong to the Polypodiales order.

Examples

  • Many common ferns in temperate forests belong to the Polypodiales order.

  • The Polypodiales order includes many popular fern species.

  • Botanists classify the largest diversity of fern species under Polypodiales.

  • The Polypodiales exhibit a wide range of leaf shapes and reproductive adaptations.

  • Did you know that Polypodiales are true ferns?

  • Botanists classify the largest diversity of fern species under Polypodiales.

  • The Polypodiales exhibit a wide range of leaf shapes and reproductive adaptations.

Synonyms

Filicales
vsPolypodiales
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of ferns that includes most living fern species

is the same taxonomic group but named differently in modern classification
order Filicales
vsPolypodiales
  • Specialized
9.9

A large group of ferns that make their spores in a special small case

is the same taxonomic group but called by a different modern name

Surface Forms

Polypodiales singular
Polypodiales plural

Morphology

Polypodiales = Polypodium (opaque) = polypodi + ales

The form is a botanical order name formed from a Latinized genus stem plus the technical suffix '-ales', which is specialized and not guessable by general learners.

Etymology

Polypodiales comes from Greek parts poly- 'many', pod 'foot', and the ending -ales 'order'. So, the name suggests a 'many-footed' group of ferns and helps you remember it is a large order that includes many different fern species.