Osmundaceae

Osmundaceae, the Flowering Ferns
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Pterophyta Class: Osmundopsida Order: Osmundales Family: Osmundaceae
Genera
Osmunda[?] Todea[?] Leptopteris[?]

The Osmundaceae is the only family of the order Osmundales, which in turn is the only order in the class Osmundopsida. This is an ancient and fairly isolated group of ferns, often known as the "flowering ferns" because of the striking aspect of the ripe sporangia.