English > family Dryopteridaceae: 1 sense > noun 1, plant| Meaning | Alternative names for one of a number of families into which the family Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems. |
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| Synonyms | Dryopteridaceae, Athyriaceae, family Athyriaceae |
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| Member of | Filicopsida, class Filicopsida, Filicinae, class Filicinae | ferns |
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| Members | Athyrium, genus Athyrium | temperate and tropical lady ferns |
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| Cyrtomium, genus Cyrtomium | small genus of tropical Asiatic greenhouse ferns |
| Cystopteris, genus Cystopteris | chiefly small perennial rock ferns |
| Deparia, genus Deparia | classification used for 5 species of terrestrial ferns usually placed in other genera |
| Diacalpa, genus Diacalpa | One species |
| Dryopteris, genus Dryopteris | large widespread genus of medium-sized terrestrial ferns |
| Gymnocarpium, genus Gymnocarpium | oak ferns |
| Lastreopsis, genus Lastreopsis | Tropical terrestrial shield ferns |
| Matteuccia, genus Matteuccia, Pteretis, genus Pteretis | small genus sometimes included in genus Onoclea |
| Olfersia, genus Olfersia | genus of fern having only one species |
| Onoclea, genus Onoclea | One species |
| Polybotrya, genus Polybotrya, Polybotria, genus Polybotria | Tropical American ferns |
| Polystichum, genus Polystichum | small to medium-sized terrestrial ferns especially holly ferns |
| Rumohra, genus Rumohra | leatherleaf ferns |
| Tectaria, genus 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 |
| shield fern, buckler fern | Any of various ferns of the genera ... / genera Dryopteris or Polystichum or Lastreopsis having somewhat shield-shaped coverings on the sori |
| Broader | fern family | families of ferns and fern allies |
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| Catalan | Dryopteridaceae |
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