C.J. Rothfels, M.A. Sundue, L.-Y. Kuo, A. Larsson, M. Kato, E. Schuettpelz, and K.M. Pryer. 2012. A revised family-level classification for eupolypod II ferns (Polypodiidae: Polypodiales). Taxon 61: 515–533. PDF

K.M. Pryer, E. Schuettpelz, L. Huiet, A.L. Grusz, C.J. Rothfels, T. Avent, D. Schwartz, and M.D. Windham. 2010. DNA barcoding exposes a case of mistaken identity in the fern horticultural trade. Molecular Ecology Resources 10: 979–985. PDF

P. Korall, E. Schuettpelz, and K.M. Pryer. 2010. Abrupt deceleration of molecular evolution linked to the origin of arborescence in ferns. Evolution 64: 2786–2792. PDF

E. Schuettpelz and K.M. Pryer. 2009. Evidence for a Cenozoic radiation of ferns in an angiosperm-dominated canopy. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 106: 11200–11205. PDF COVER

M.D. Windham, L. Huiet, E. Schuettpelz, A.L. Grusz, C. Rothfels, J. Beck, G. Yatskievych, and K.M. Pryer. 2009. Using plastid and nuclear DNA sequences to redraw generic boundaries and demystify species complexes in cheilanthoid ferns. American Fern Journal 99: 128–132. PDF

K.M. Pryer and E. Schuettpelz. 2009. Ferns. Pp. 153–156 in S.B. Hedges and S. Kumar (eds.), Timetree of Life, Oxford University Press, Oxford. PDF

R.C. Moran, J. Prado, P.H. Labiak, J. Garrison Hanks, and E. Schuettpelz. 2008. A “new” tree fern species from southeastern Brazil: Cyathea myriotricha (Cyatheaceae). Brittonia 60: 362–370. PDF

E. Schuettpelz, A.L. Grusz, M.D. Windham, and K.M. Pryer. 2008. The utility of nuclear gapCp in resolving polyploid fern origins.  Systematic Botany 33: 621–629. PDF

S. Hennequin, E. Schuettpelz, K.M. Pryer, A. Ebihara, and J.-Y. Dubuisson. 2008. Divergence times and the evolution of epiphytism in filmy ferns (Hymenophyllaceae) revisited.  International Journal of Plant Sciences 169: 1278–1287. PDF

E. Schuettpelz and K.M. Pryer. 2008. Fern Phylogeny. Pp. 395–416 in T.A. Ranker and C.H. Haufler (eds.), Biology and Evolution of Ferns and Lycophytes, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.

A.R. Smith, K.M. Pryer, E. Schuettpelz, P. Korall, H. Schneider, and P.G. Wolf. 2008. Fern Classification. Pp. 417–467 in T.A. Ranker and C.H. Haufler (eds.), Biology and Evolution of Ferns and Lycophytes, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.

E. Schuettpelz and K.M. Pryer. 2007. Fern phylogeny inferred from 400 leptosporangiate species and three plastid genes.  Taxon 56: 1037–1050. PDF

E. Schuettpelz, H. Schneider, L. Huiet, M.D. Windham, and K.M. Pryer. 2007. A molecular phylogeny of the fern family Pteridaceae: assessing overall relationships and the affinities of previously unsampled genera. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 44: 1172–1185. PDF

E. Schuettpelz, P. Korall, and K.M. Pryer. 2006. Plastid atpA data provide improved support for deep relationships among ferns.  Taxon 55: 897–906. PDF

H. Schneider and E. Schuettpelz.  2006.  Identifying fern gametophytes using DNA sequences.  Molecular Ecology Notes 6: 989–991. PDF

A.R. Smith, K.M. Pryer, E. Schuettpelz, P. Korall, H. Schneider, and P.G. Wolf. 2006. A classification for extant ferns.  Taxon 55: 705–731. PDF

E. Schuettpelz and D.W. Trapnell. 2006. Exceptional epiphyte diversity on a single tree in Costa Rica.  Selbyana 27: 65–71. PDF

E. Schuettpelz and K.M. Pryer. 2006. Reconciling extreme branch length differences: decoupling time and rate through the evolutionary history of filmy ferns.  Systematic Biology 55: 485–502. PDF

E. Schuettpelz and S.B. Hoot. 2006. Inferring the root of Isoëtes: exploring alternatives in the absence of an acceptable outgroup.  Systematic Botany 31: 258–270. PDF

M. Windham, D. Hearn, J. Metzgar, E. Schuettpelz, and K.M. Pryer. 2005. Ferns of Arizona. azferns.org. WEBSITE

K.M. Pryer, E. Schuettpelz, P.G. Wolf, H. Schneider, A.R. Smith, and R. Cranfill. 2004. Phylogeny and evolution of ferns (monilophytes) with a focus on the early leptosporangiate divergences. American Journal of Botany 91: 1582–1598. PDF

H. Schneider, E. Schuettpelz, K.M. Pryer, R. Cranfill, S. Magallón, and R. Lupia. 2004. Ferns diversified in the shadow of angiosperms.  Nature 428: 553–557. PDF

E. Schuettpelz and S.B. Hoot. 2004. Phylogeny and biogeography of Caltha (Ranunculaceae) based on chloroplast and nuclear DNA sequences. American Journal of Botany 91: 247–253. PDF

E. Schuettpelz, S.B. Hoot, R. Samuel, and F. Ehrendorfer. 2002. Multiple origins of Southern Hemisphere Anemone (Ranunculaceae) based on plastid and nuclear sequence data.  Plant Systematics and Evolution 231: 143–151. PDF