Phegopteris is a genus of ferns in the family Thelypteridaceae, subfamily Phegopteridoideae, in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I).

Species are native to Asia, North America and Europe.

[2] 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.

[4] The Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I) recognizes three genera in the subfamily Phegopteridoideae: Macrothelypteris, Phegopteris and Pseudophegopteris.