dryopteridaceae
Noun
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Alternative names for one of a number of families into which the family Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems (synset 113212923)
is a type of: fern family - families of ferns and fern alliesmember holonym:
- buckler fern, shield fern - any of various ferns of the genera Dryopteris or Polystichum or Lastreopsis having somewhat shield-shaped coverings on the sori
- dryopteris, genus dryopteris - large widespread genus of medium-sized terrestrial ferns; in some classification systems placed in Polypodiaceae
- athyrium, genus athyrium - temperate and tropical lady ferns; in some classifications placed in family Polypodiaceae or in the genus Asplenium
- cyrtomium, genus cyrtomium - small genus of tropical Asiatic greenhouse ferns; in some classifications placed in Polypodiaceae
- cystopteris, genus cystopteris - chiefly small perennial rock ferns: bladder ferns; in some classifications placed in Polypodiaceae
- deparia, genus deparia - classification used for 5 species of terrestrial ferns usually placed in other genera
- diacalpa, genus diacalpa - one species: delicate fern of foothills of Himalayas
- genus gymnocarpium, gymnocarpium - oak ferns: in some classification systems included in genus Thelypteris
- genus lastreopsis, lastreopsis - tropical terrestrial shield ferns
- genus matteuccia, genus pteretis, matteuccia, pteretis - small genus sometimes included in genus Onoclea; in some classifications both genera are placed in Polypodiaceae
- genus olfersia, olfersia - genus of fern having only one species
- genus onoclea, onoclea - one species: sensitive fern; in some classifications included in Polypodiaceae
- genus polybotria, genus polybotrya, polybotria, polybotrya - tropical American ferns; usually terrestrial when young but scandent later
- genus polystichum, polystichum - small to medium-sized terrestrial ferns especially holly ferns; in some classification systems placed in Polypodiaceae
- genus rumohra, rumohra - leatherleaf ferns: in some classifications included in genus Polystichum
- genus tectaria, tectaria - terrestrial or epilithic ferns of tropical rain forests
- genus woodsia - genus of small to medium-sized usually rock-inhabiting ferns of temperate and cold regions; in some classification systems placed in Polypodiaceae
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