Scientific Name: Drynaria rigidula

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  • Pronunciation:
    dry-NAR-ee-ah ridge-ID-you-lar
  • Common Name:
    Basket Fern
  • Type:
    Fern
  • Family:
    POLYPODIACEAE
  • Status:
    Common
  • Flowers:
    Ferns do not have flowers or fruit but produce spores on the backs of their leaves throughout the year.
  • Flowers Color:
    N/A
  • Fruit Color:
    N/A
  • Vegetation Type:
    Montane, Eucalypt forest
  • Species List:
    Weyba Esp, NNP Parkedge/Alex, Upper Mt. Tinbeerwah, Batianoff 87, NNS, NNP Viewland/Brunjes, Upper Yandina Creek, Boreen Point, NNP Tanglewood, NNP Palm Grove, BHNR, Stratford Park
Identification Notes

Forms dense clumps on rocks. Sterile fronds form a \'basket\'

Landscaping Notes

Shade, part shade, tolerates exposed rocky conditions, good basket specimen||Feature foliage||