English > Pteretis: 1 sense > noun 1, plantMeaning | small genus sometimes included in genus Onoclea; in some classifications both genera are placed in Polypodiaceae. |
---|
Synonyms | Matteuccia, genus Matteuccia, genus Pteretis |
---|
Member of | Dryopteridaceae, family Dryopteridaceae, Athyriaceae, family Athyriaceae | Alternative names for one of a number of families into which the family Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems |
---|
Members | ostrich fern, shuttlecock fern, fiddlehead, Matteuccia struthiopteris, Pteretis struthiopteris, Onoclea struthiopteris | tall fern of northern temperate regions having graceful arched fronds and sporophylls resembling ostrich plumes |
---|
Broader | fern genus | genera of ferns and fern allies |
---|
Spanish | genus matteuccia, genus pteretis, matteuccia, pteretis |
---|
Catalan | genus matteuccia, genus pteretis, matteuccia, pteretis |
---|