vascular plants see Phylum Tracheophyta Sinnott ex Caval.-Sm. (1998)
   euphyllophytes see Clade Euphyllophyta Lecointre & Le Guyader 2006 [Cantino & Donoghue 2020]
     monilophytes - ferns see Clade Monilophyta Cantino & Donoghue 2007 [Doyle, Cantino & Donoghue 2020]
       Class Polypodiopsida Cronquist, Takht. & Zimmerm. (1966) - ferns
         Order Gleicheniales Link (1833)
           Family Gleicheniaceae C.Presl (1825) - forking ferns
             1 Genus Dicranopteris Bernh. (1805)
             2 Genus Diplopterygium (Diels) Nakai (1950)
             3 Genus Gleichenella Ching
             4 Genus Gleichenia Sm. (1793), nom. cons.
             5 Genus Sticherus C.Presl (1836)
             6 Genus Stromatopteris Mett. (1861)