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Calciphilopteris
Calciphilopteris is native to India and China, southward to Australia. Its four species grow in crevices in limestone or they cling to the rock itself.
Anogramma
It contains about ten species.
Lip ferns
Many species have leaves divided into a large number of small, bead-like segments, the probable inspiration for the generic name (meaning "very many fern"). Hairs and/or scales are often present on both the upper and lower surfaces of the leaf, and their presence and appearance are useful in distinguishing between species. The genus is most diverse in Mexico, but species are found from southwestern Canada south to southern Chile, and one species is endemic to southern Africa. 43 species (including 2 hybrids) are recognized in 2013.
Oeosporangium
Oeosporangium is a genus of about 180 species of rock-dwelling ferns with a cosmopolitan distribution in warm, dry, rocky regions, often growing in small crevices high up on cliffs. Most are small, sturdy and evergreen. The leaves, often densely covered in trichomes, spring directly from the rootstocks. Many of them are desert ferns, curling up during dry times and reviving with the coming of moisture. At the ends of veins sporangia, or spore-bearing structures, are protected by leaf margins, which curl over them.
Paragymnopteris
Aleuritopteris
Aleuritopteris is a genus of ferns in the Cheilanthoideae subfamily of the Pteridaceae. The genus has about 40 species.
Lip ferns
Lip ferns is a genus of about 180 species of rock-dwelling ferns with a cosmopolitan distribution in warm, dry, rocky regions, often growing in small crevices high up on cliffs. This genus is now known to be highly paraphyletic, comprising at least four generically separate groups. Most are small, sturdy and evergreen. The leaves, often densely covered in trichomes, spring directly from the rootstocks. Many of them are desert ferns, curling up during dry times and reviving with the coming of moisture. At the ends of veins sporangia, or spore-bearing structures, are protected by leaf margins, which curl over them.
Hemionitis
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Calciphilopteris
Calciphilopteris
Calciphilopteris is native to India and China, southward to Australia. Its four species grow in crevices in limestone or they cling to the rock itself.
Anogramma
Anogramma
It contains about ten species.
Lip ferns
Lip ferns
Many species have leaves divided into a large number of small, bead-like segments, the probable inspiration for the generic name (meaning "very many fern"). Hairs and/or scales are often present on both the upper and lower surfaces of the leaf, and their presence and appearance are useful in distinguishing between species. The genus is most diverse in Mexico, but species are found from southwestern Canada south to southern Chile, and one species is endemic to southern Africa. 43 species (including 2 hybrids) are recognized in 2013.
Oeosporangium
Oeosporangium
Oeosporangium is a genus of about 180 species of rock-dwelling ferns with a cosmopolitan distribution in warm, dry, rocky regions, often growing in small crevices high up on cliffs. Most are small, sturdy and evergreen. The leaves, often densely covered in trichomes, spring directly from the rootstocks. Many of them are desert ferns, curling up during dry times and reviving with the coming of moisture. At the ends of veins sporangia, or spore-bearing structures, are protected by leaf margins, which curl over them.
Paragymnopteris
Paragymnopteris
Aleuritopteris
Aleuritopteris
Aleuritopteris is a genus of ferns in the Cheilanthoideae subfamily of the Pteridaceae. The genus has about 40 species.
Lip ferns
Lip ferns
Lip ferns is a genus of about 180 species of rock-dwelling ferns with a cosmopolitan distribution in warm, dry, rocky regions, often growing in small crevices high up on cliffs. This genus is now known to be highly paraphyletic, comprising at least four generically separate groups. Most are small, sturdy and evergreen. The leaves, often densely covered in trichomes, spring directly from the rootstocks. Many of them are desert ferns, curling up during dry times and reviving with the coming of moisture. At the ends of veins sporangia, or spore-bearing structures, are protected by leaf margins, which curl over them.
Hemionitis
Hemionitis
Parsley fern
Parsley fern
Parsley fern ferns can be found in temperate regions on several continents worldwide. The fertile leaves have long, narrow, bumpy segments with undersides covered thickly in sporangia. The sterile leaves have thinner, wider segments which may be rounded and resemble the leaves of parsley.
Brakes
Brakes
Brakes are a large genus of ferns containing hundreds of species that can be found in tropical and subtropical climates worldwide. The individual species are notable for their ability to hybridize with one another. These ferns are commonly found growing in soil or on rocks, especially in coastal locations and forests.
Cosentinia
Cosentinia
Haplopteris
Haplopteris
Onychium
Onychium
Taenitis
Taenitis
Mickelopteris
Mickelopteris
Cerosora
Cerosora
Llavea
Llavea
Laceferns
Laceferns
Members of laceferns are small ferns, with shiny, tufted fronds generally less than 35 cm long. Fertile leaves have false indusia formed by the leaves' inrolled margins, which partially conceal the spore-bearing sori. Currently, as many as five species are recognized. Laceferns is native to slopes, ridges, and rocky outcroppings, primarily in California and Mexico.
Goldback ferns
Goldback ferns
The species of the goldback ferns genus are known to be drought-tolerant and recover well once hydrated. Native to western North America, they are popularly grown as houseplants and admired for the aesthetic of their silver or gold-backed fronds. The plants of this genus are very diverse and easily misidentified.
False cloak fern
False cloak fern
Ceratopteris
Ceratopteris
Star-scaled cloak fern
Star-scaled cloak fern
Star-scaled cloak fern is a small genus of ferns in the family Pteridaceae. The name refers to the star-like scales on adaxial blade surfaces. Members are native to the Americas.
Doryopteris
Doryopteris
Cliffbrakes
Cliffbrakes
Cliffbrakes are a genus of ferns with delicate fronds. They are widespread in the Americas, from arctic tundra to arid deserts. Some species, such as the purple-stem cliffbrake, have medicinal properties and are used to treat various conditions. Others, like the California cliffbrake, are popular in gardens and used in landscaping.
Coniogramme
Coniogramme
Leatherferns
Leatherferns
Leatherferns are perennials with leaves that are dense, shiny, and feather-like, making them excellent as a base for many floral arrangements, as well as borders. They offer a continuous mass of lush green foliage throughout the year. Their habitat includes mangroves and brackish swamps, where they typically grow in large clumps.
Silverback Ferns
Silverback Ferns
Gaga lipferns
Gaga lipferns
Shoestring fern
Shoestring fern
Shoestring fern consists of epiphytes, with simple, entire, narrowly linear fronds. It comprises six species, most are native to the neotropics.
Bommeria fern
Bommeria fern
Maidenhair ferns
Maidenhair ferns
Maidenhair ferns are a popular genus of over two hundred species of ferns. Many of these ferns have ornamental appeal for their attractive fronds and are popular indoor and garden plants despite their need for plenty of water. In the wild, these ferns can often be found growing on wet cliffs and they also have a liking for nutrient-rich soils.
Notholaena
Notholaena
They typically have a creeping or erect rhizome and leaves that are pinnatifid to pinnate-pinnatifid with marginal sori protected by a false indusium formed from the reflexed margin of the leaf. Members of notholaena also have a coating of whitish or yellowish farina (a powdery wax that prevents desiccation) on the surfaces of the leaves. Ferns of this genus are mostly epipetric (growing on rock) or occurring in coarse, gravelly soils, and are most abundant and diverse in the mountain ranges of warm arid or semiarid regions.
Lineleaf ferns
Lineleaf ferns
Lineleaf ferns is a genus of ferns in the family Pteridaceae. Like most other vittarioid ferns, members of the genus have simple, straplike leaves. Most species lack a costa (midrib), although a few have a partial one, and the leaves are generally more than 1.02 cm wide. The leaves have netlike venation, with three or more rows of areolae ("gaps" in the net of veins) on either side of the midline. Most species occur in tropical Asia and the Pacific, but two species are known from Africa and the Indian Ocean.
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Dracaena
Dracaena are popular house plants that are easy to grow. They can tolerate low-light conditions and require little watering. Their leaves range from variegated to dark green. Their characteristic traits include woody stems that grow slowly but offer a striking appearance for small spaces such as apartments or offices.
Fig trees
Fig trees have been cultivated in many regions for their fruits, particularly the common fig, F. carica. Most of the species have edible fruits, although the common fig is the only one of commercial value. Fig trees are also important food sources for wildlife in the tropics, including monkeys, bats, and insects.
Brambles
Brambles are members of the rose family, and there are hundreds of different types to be found throughout the European countryside. They have been culturally significant for centuries; Christian folklore stories hold that when the devil was thrown from heaven, he landed on a bramble bush. Their vigorous growth habit can tangle into native plants and take over.
Maples
The popular tree family known as maples change the color of their leaves in the fall. Many cultural traditions encourage people to watch the colors change, such as momijigari in Japan. Maples popular options for bonsai art. Alternately, their sap is used to create maple syrup.
Prunus
Prunus is a genus of flowering fruit trees that includes almonds, cherries, plums, peaches, nectarines, and apricots. These are often known as "stone fruits" because their pits are large seeds or "stones." When prunus trees are damaged, they exhibit "gummosis," a condition in which the tree's gum (similar to sap) is secreted to the bark to help heal external wounds.
Nightshades
Nightshades is a large and diverse genus of plants, with more than 1500 different types worldwide. This genus incorporates both important staple food crops like tomato, potato, and eggplant, but also dangerous poisonous plants from the nightshade family. The name was coined by Pliny the Elder almost two thousand years ago.
Roses
Most species of roses are shrubs or climbing plants that have showy flowers and sharp thorns. They are commonly cultivated for cut flowers or as ornamental plants in gardens due to their attractive appearance, pleasant fragrance, and cultural significance in many countries. The rose hips (fruits) can also be used in jams and teas.
Oaks
Oaks are among the world's longest-lived trees, sometimes growing for over 1,000 years! The oldest known oak tree is in the southern United States and is over 1,500 years old. Oaks produce an exceedingly popular type of wood which is used to make different products, from furniture and flooring to wine barrels and even cosmetic creams.
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8 most common species：
Calciphilopteris
Calciphilopteris is native to India and China, southward to Australia. Its four species grow in crevices in limestone or they cling to the rock itself.
Anogramma
It contains about ten species.
Lip ferns
Many species have leaves divided into a large number of small, bead-like segments, the probable inspiration for the generic name (meaning "very many fern"). Hairs and/or scales are often present on both the upper and lower surfaces of the leaf, and their presence and appearance are useful in distinguishing between species. The genus is most diverse in Mexico, but species are found from southwestern Canada south to southern Chile, and one species is endemic to southern Africa. 43 species (including 2 hybrids) are recognized in 2013.
Oeosporangium
Oeosporangium is a genus of about 180 species of rock-dwelling ferns with a cosmopolitan distribution in warm, dry, rocky regions, often growing in small crevices high up on cliffs. Most are small, sturdy and evergreen. The leaves, often densely covered in trichomes, spring directly from the rootstocks. Many of them are desert ferns, curling up during dry times and reviving with the coming of moisture. At the ends of veins sporangia, or spore-bearing structures, are protected by leaf margins, which curl over them.
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All Species of Brake
Calciphilopteris
Anogramma
Lip ferns
Oeosporangium
Paragymnopteris
Aleuritopteris
Lip ferns
Hemionitis
Parsley fern
Brakes
Cosentinia
Haplopteris
Onychium
Taenitis
Mickelopteris
Cerosora
Llavea
Laceferns
Goldback ferns
False cloak fern
Ceratopteris
Star-scaled cloak fern
Doryopteris
Cliffbrakes
Coniogramme
Leatherferns
Silverback Ferns
Gaga lipferns
Shoestring fern
Bommeria fern
Maidenhair ferns
Notholaena
Lineleaf ferns
More Popular Genus
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Dracaena
Dracaena are popular house plants that are easy to grow. They can tolerate low-light conditions and require little watering. Their leaves range from variegated to dark green. Their characteristic traits include woody stems that grow slowly but offer a striking appearance for small spaces such as apartments or offices.
Fig trees
Fig trees have been cultivated in many regions for their fruits, particularly the common fig, F. carica. Most of the species have edible fruits, although the common fig is the only one of commercial value. Fig trees are also important food sources for wildlife in the tropics, including monkeys, bats, and insects.
Brambles
Brambles are members of the rose family, and there are hundreds of different types to be found throughout the European countryside. They have been culturally significant for centuries; Christian folklore stories hold that when the devil was thrown from heaven, he landed on a bramble bush. Their vigorous growth habit can tangle into native plants and take over.
Maples
The popular tree family known as maples change the color of their leaves in the fall. Many cultural traditions encourage people to watch the colors change, such as momijigari in Japan. Maples popular options for bonsai art. Alternately, their sap is used to create maple syrup.
Prunus
Prunus is a genus of flowering fruit trees that includes almonds, cherries, plums, peaches, nectarines, and apricots. These are often known as "stone fruits" because their pits are large seeds or "stones." When prunus trees are damaged, they exhibit "gummosis," a condition in which the tree's gum (similar to sap) is secreted to the bark to help heal external wounds.
Nightshades
Nightshades is a large and diverse genus of plants, with more than 1500 different types worldwide. This genus incorporates both important staple food crops like tomato, potato, and eggplant, but also dangerous poisonous plants from the nightshade family. The name was coined by Pliny the Elder almost two thousand years ago.
Roses
Most species of roses are shrubs or climbing plants that have showy flowers and sharp thorns. They are commonly cultivated for cut flowers or as ornamental plants in gardens due to their attractive appearance, pleasant fragrance, and cultural significance in many countries. The rose hips (fruits) can also be used in jams and teas.
Oaks
Oaks are among the world's longest-lived trees, sometimes growing for over 1,000 years! The oldest known oak tree is in the southern United States and is over 1,500 years old. Oaks produce an exceedingly popular type of wood which is used to make different products, from furniture and flooring to wine barrels and even cosmetic creams.
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17,000 local species +400,000 global species studied
Nearly 5 years of research
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