Drynaria — 4 species
Botanical species in the genus Drynaria recorded in the PlantPeers database.
Drynaria quercifolia
Drynaria quercifolia
Family: Polypodiaceae
Cultivation
A plant of moist tropical areas with a distinct dry season, though it can also thrive where there is no dry season. Once dried, fertile fronds can be removed from the plant in the dormant season; the smaller, dried sterile fronds, however, should be allowed to remain, however, since they serve to trap leaves and other debris which rots down and feeds the plant.
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Drynaria rigidula
Drynaria rigidula
Family: Polypodiaceae
Cultivation
A plant of moist tropical areas with a distinct dry season, though it can also thrive where there is no dry season. Once dried, fertile fronds can be removed from the plant in the dormant season; the smaller, dried sterile fronds, however, should be allowed to remain, however, since they serve to trap leaves and other debris which rots down and feeds the plant.
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Drynaria roosii
Drynaria roosii
Family: Polypodiaceae
Cultivation
The rhizome is used in traditional Chinese medicine as a medicinal herb, known as a kind of 'Gu sui bu', a medicine more commonly derived from Davallia. Once dried, fertile fronds can be removed from the plant in the dormant season; the smaller, dried sterile fronds, however, should be allowed to remain, however, since they serve to trap leaves and other debris which rots down and feeds the plant.
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