The order Cyatheales, which includes most tree ferns, is a taxonomic order of the fern class, Polypodiopsida. No clear morphological features characterize all of the Cyatheales, but DNA sequence data
Dicksonia antarctica in Nunniong, Australia
Dicksonia antarctica at Kew
Tree fern frond ("fiddlehead") by the Akatarawa River, New Zealand.
Transplanted Dicksonia antarctica tree ferns at Combe Martin Wildlife and Dinosaur Park, Devon, England
Ferns are a group of vascular plants that reproduce via spores and have neither seeds nor flowers. They reproduce in two phases, a short-lived gametophyte that reproduces sexually to develop a spore-b
Cyatheales
…The order Cyatheales, which includes most tree ferns, is a taxonomic order of the fern class, Polypodiopsida. No clear morphological features characterize all of the Cyatheales, but DNA sequence data indicate the order is monophyletic…
The ferns of Great Britain, and their allies the club mosses, pepperworts, and horsetails
Flickr brewbooks Angiopteris evecta Mule's foot fern
WP2 Hymenophyllum Exkursion nach Berdorf 011