1. Blades usually broadly triangular, divide into three ± equal segments (ternate); sori (often absent) continuous along blade margins.
Pteridium
1. Blades narrowly to broadly ovate, pinnate, with a main axis; sori distinct, not continuous along margins.
Dennstaedtia
All species found in Dennstaedtiaceae
Citation:
MICHIGAN FLORA ONLINE. A. A. Reznicek, E. G. Voss, & B. S. Walters. February 2011. University of Michigan. Web. May 21, 2022. https://michiganflora.net/family.aspx?id=DENNSTAEDTIACEAE.