An order of ferns in plant taxonomy, grouped by their shared evolutionary characteristics.
From Latin 'filix' (fern) + '-ales' (order suffix in taxonomy), creating a scientific classification name for a major fern grouping.
Filicales represents millions of years of fern evolution—every fern in this order traces back to common ancestors, and their fossil record is so good that scientists can see exactly how fern structures evolved.
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