| Common Names - | Synonyms - |
| Authority - (C. Presl) Copel | Total Number of genera - 9 |
| Gymnosperm or Angiosperm? - Angiosperm | Total Number of species - 260 |
| Plant forms - Ferns | |
| World Distribution - | |
| Comments - Also classified under Athyriales. Most are ground dwelling, some are climbers, such as Stenochlaena | |
| 1 - Blechnum. |