Phegopteris is a genus of ferns in the family Thelypteridaceae, subfamily Phegopteridoideae, in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). They are known collectively as the beech ferns. Species are native to Asia, North America and Europe. Taxonomy Phegopteris was first described in 1852 by Carl Borivoj Presl as an unranked taxon within the genus Polypodium. It was raised to the rank of genus by Antoine Fée in the same year. The Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I) recognizes three genera in the subfamily Phegopteridoideae: Macrothelypteris, Phegopteris and Pseudophegopteris. , both the Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World and Plants of the World Online regarded Pseudophegopteris as a synonym of Phegopteris. Species , the Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World accepted the following species: Phegopteris andringitrensis (Rakotondr.) Christenh. Phegopteris aubertii (Desv.) Christenh. Phegopteris aurita (Hook.) J.Sm. Phegopteris connectilis (Michx.) Watt Phegopteris cruciata (Willd.) Mett. ex Kuhn Phegopteris cyclocarpa (Holttum) Christenh. Phegopteris decursivepinnata (H.C.Hall) Fée Phegopteris dianae (Hook.) Christenh. Phegopteris henriquesii (Baker) Christenh. Phegopteris heterolepis Alderw. Phegopteris hexagonoptera (Michx.) Fée Phegopteris keraudreniana (Gaudich.) Mann Phegopteris kinabaluensis (Holttum) Christenh. Phegopteris koreana B.Y.Sun & C.H.Kim Phegopteris levingei (C.B.Clarke) Tagawa Phegopteris microstegia (Hook.) Christenh. Phegopteris paludosa (Blume) J.Sm. Phegopteris persimilis (Baker) Christenh. Phegopteris rectangularis (Zoll.) Christenh. Phegopteris subaurita (Tagawa) Tagawa Phegopteris tenggerensis (Holttum) comb. ined. Plants of the World Online listed further species which the Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World regards as synonyms: Phegopteris hirtirachis (C.Chr.) Christenh. = Phegopteris microstegia ssp. hirtirachis Phegopteris fijiensis (K.U.Kramer & E.Zogg) Christenh. = Phegopteris paludosa Phegopteris tibetana (Ching & S.K.Wu) Christenh. = Phegopteris aurita Phegopteris tibetica Ching = Phegopteris connectilis Phegopteris yigongensis (Ching) Christenh. = Phegopteris levingei Phegopteris zayuensis (Ching & S.K.Wu) Christenh. = Phegopteris aurita References External links http://www.borealforest.org/ferns/fern16.htm Thelypteridaceae Fern genera