Vittariaceae

former plant family

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In Pteridaceae: Adiantoid clade
…botanists consider the former family Vittariaceae to be closely related to the maidenhair ferns and have reassigned it to the Adiantoid clade of Pteridaceae, though the plants are somewhat dissimilar in appearance from members of Adiantum. This group contains some 140 species classified into 5–11 genera, the largest being Vittaria…
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