Lastreopsis

Lastreopsis
Lastreopsis decomposita
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Suborder: Polypodiineae
Family: Dryopteridaceae
Subfamily: Elaphoglossoideae
Genus: Lastreopsis
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Species

See text.

Synonyms
  • Coveniella Tindale

Lastreopsis, known as shieldfern, is a genus of ferns in the family Dryopteridaceae, subfamily Elaphoglossoideae, in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I).

Species

As of October 2026, the Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World accepted the following 20 species:

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Hassler, Michael. "Lastreopsis". World Ferns. Retrieved 11 October 2026.
  2. ↑ NRCS. "Lastreopsis". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  3. ↑ PPG I (2016). "A community-derived classification for extant lycophytes and ferns". Journal of Systematics and Evolution. 54 (6): 563–603. doi:10.1111/jse.12229. S2CID 39980610.