Sticherus is a genus of about 80–90 species of fern.

[1][2] In Australia they are commonly referred to as shield ferns.

In the United States they are commonly referred to as umbrella ferns.

[3] The fronds are branched at least once with each pair of branches spreading out, forming an umbrella like layer of foliage.

[4] Phylogeny of Sticherus[5][6] S. truncatus (Willdenow) Nakai 1950 S. brackenridgei (Fournier) St. John 1942 S. flagellaris (Bory ex Willdenow) Ching 1940 (Shiny fan/umbrella fern) S. cryptocarpus (Hooker) Ching 1940 (Hierba loza, cola de gallo) S. owhyhensis (Hooker) Ching 1940 S. tahitensis (Copeland) St. John 1942 S. cunninghamii (Heward ex Hooker) Ching 1940 (Waekura) S. tener (Brown) Ching 1940 (Silky fan fern) S. flabellatus (Brown) St. John 1942 (shiny fan fern) S. urceolatus Garrett & Kantvilas 1998 S. bifidus (Willdenow) Ching 1940 S. hypoleucus (Sodiro) Copeland 1947 S. furcatus (von Linné) Ching 1940 S. compactus (Christ) Nakai 1950 S. retroflexus (Bornmüller ex Christ) Copeland 1947 Other species include: This Polypodiidae-related article is a stub.