Physematium

Physematium
Physematium oreganum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Suborder: Aspleniineae
Family: Woodsiaceae
Genus: Physematium
Kaulf.
Type species
Physematium molle
Kaulfuss
Species

See text

Synonyms
  • Cheilanthopsis Hieronymus 1920
  • Hymenocystis Meyer 1831
  • Protowoodsia Ching 1945
  • Woodsiopsis Shmakov 2015

Physematium is a genus of ferns in the family Woodsiaceae. It was treated as a synonym of Woodsia until 2020 when a molecular phylogenetic study showed its distinctiveness. As of June 2023, Plants of the World Online continued to treat the genus as a synonym of Woodsia.