What is "athyriaceae"

Athyriaceae \Athyriaceae\ n. 1. alternative names for one of a number of families into which the family Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems.

Syn: Dryopteridaceae, family Dryopteridaceae, family Athyriaceae.

Athyriaceae are a family of terrestrial ferns, with a cosmopolitan distribution. It is placed in the eupolypods II clade of the order Polypodiales in the class Polypodiopsida.