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Taxa
Drynaria quercifolia
Nomenclature
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Family: PolypodiaceaeGenus: Drynaria
Species:
Drynaria quercifolia
SUMMARY
Drynaria quercifolia or more commonly known as the Oak-leaf fern is a "basket fern" belonging to the Polypodiaceae family .The reason for its common name of "oak leaf" as the nest fronds resemble the leaves of Oaks. They are a terrestrial fern found among rocks in crevices,shelves or in the soil among boulders also epiphytic on tree trunks in open forests and rainforests. Drynaria quercifolia is native to western Australia as well as India, Southeast Asia, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines and New Guinea. This species of fern is characterised imparticularly by having "wooly" rhizomes.
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