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
         core leptosporangiates
           Order Polypodiales Link (1833) - cathetogyrates
             Family Dennstaedtiaceae Lotsy (1909) - dennstaedtioids
               01 Genus Blotiella Tryon (1962)
               02 Genus Coptodipteris nom. null. see Genus Coptidipteris Nakai & Momose (1937)
               03 Genus Dennstaedtia Bernh. (1801)
               04 Genus Histiopteris (J.Agardh) J.Sm. (1875)
               05 Genus Hypolepis Bernh. (1805)
               06 Genus Leptolepia Prantl (1892)
               07 Genus Microlepia C.Presl (1836)
               08 Genus Monachosorum Kunze (1848)
               09 Genus Oenotrichia Copel. (1929)
               10 Genus Paesia J.St.-Hil. (1833)
               11 Genus Pteridium Gled. ex Scop. (1760), nom. cons. - bracken