Drynaria

Plant Characteristics
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Scientific Names

Read about Drynaria in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Drynaria (Greek, oak-like). Polypodiaceae. Some 10 or more E. Indian ferns, with round naked sori, as in Polypodium, but with a fine network of netted veins which are arranged in distinctly rectangular meshes. The most distinctive feature is in the shape of the lvs. which are either of 2 sorts, as in Platycerium, the cup lf. having the shape of an oak lf.: or the base of each lf. is separately lobed and oak-like. D. quercifolia, with 2 sorts of lvs., the spore-bearing 2-3 ft. long, is the commonest species. D. rigidula, Swartz (D. diversifolia, R. Br.), a similar but larger species from the same region also appeared at one time in the American trade, but the species are seldom seen in cult. in this country. D. musaefolia is occasionally seen in fine collections, where it is grown for its striking simple foliage, which reminds one of the bird's nest fern (Asplenium Nidus). It is really a Polypodium, which see for description. R. C. Benedict. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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