Order Filicales (Noun)
Meaning
True (leptosporangiate) ferns.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The order Filicales is a group of true ferns that includes the families Ophioglossaceae and Osmundaceae.
- Filicales is an outdated term for the order of true ferns, now referred to as Polypodiopsida.
- The classification of Filicales has undergone significant changes in recent years, with many families being reorganized.
- Filicales is often used informally to refer to the true ferns, but it is no longer a valid taxonomic term.
- The order Filicales was once considered a major group of ferns, but it has been largely replaced by more specific classifications.