Polypodiaceae
Basket fern
Drynaria quercifolia
- Family
- Polypodiaceae
- Genus
- Drynaria
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Common names
By language (9)
- Assamese
- ঢেকীয়া লতা
- Chinese
- 栎叶槲蕨
- English
- Basket fern, Oakleaf fern
- Indonesian
- Daun kepala tupai, Ekor tupai
- Malay
- Daun kepala tupai, Daun kelapa tupai, Paku kepala tupai, Sakat laipang, Ubi kayap
- Malayalam
- കിരീടപ്പന്നൽ
- shn
- ၽၵ်းၵုတ်ႇႁၢင်ၵၢင်
- Tamil
- ஆட்டுக்கால் கிழங்கு, முடவாட்டுக்கால் கிழங்கு
- Thai
- กระแตไต่ไม้
Synonyms
- Aglaomorpha quercifolia (L.) Hovenkamp & S.Linds.
- Drynaria brancifolia (C.Presl) T.Moore
- Drynaria morbillosa (C.Presl) T.Moore
- Drynariopsis morbillosa (C.Presl) Copel.
- Phymatodes brancaefolia C.Presl
- Phymatodes brancifolia (C.Presl) C.Presl
- Phymatodes morbillosa C.Presl
- Phymatodes quercifolia C.Presl
- Phymatodes sylvatica C.Presl
- Polypodium brancifolium C.Presl
- Polypodium conjugatum Poir.
- Polypodium morbillosum C.Presl
- Polypodium quercifolium L.
- Polypodium quercioides Desv.
- Polypodium schkuhrii Bory
- Polypodium siifolium Goldm.
- Polypodium sylvaticum Schkuhr
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Obsidian Soul, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Obsidian Soul, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Obsidian Soul, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Obsidian Soul, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Obsidian Soul, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Obsidian Soul, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Obsidian Soul, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Obsidian Soul, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Obsidian Soul, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Obsidian Soul, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.