Pteridaceae – Maidenhair Fern Family
Plants in the worldwide, but especially arid Maidenhair Fern Family (Pteridaceae) are scaly, perennial herbs with a creeping to erect rhizome, bipinnately compound leaves (fronds) with generally thin, wiry petioles and round, oblong, or fan-shaped leaflets.
Listed below are some of the southeastern Arizona plants in this family.