This family represents the most common ferns in Manitoba. They have fronds spirally coiled in the bud, and usually bearing green leaf like fronds. Spores are borne in sori and usually under an indusium.
Genera found in Manitoba:
Athyrium Cryptogramma Cystopteris Dryopteris Gymnocarpium see D. disjuncta Matteuccia Onoclea Pellaea Phegopteris Polypodium Pteridium Thelypteris see Dryopteris thelypteris Woodsia