''Onoclea'' is a
genus of plants in the
family Onocleaceae,
native
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to moist habitats in eastern Asia and eastern North America. They are
deciduous ferns with sterile fronds arising from creeping
rhizomes
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in spring, dying down at first frost. Fertile fronds appear in late summer. Depending on the authority, the genus contains one to five species.
Species
In the
Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group
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classification of 2016 (PPG I), ''Onoclea'' has a single species:
[
* – sensitive fern (eastern Asia, eastern North America)''O. sensibilis'']
Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 30 Jan 2012
Transferred species
The following ''Onoclea'' species have been transferred to other genera as indicated below.
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References
Polypodiales
Monotypic fern genera
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