Drynaria
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![Drynaria rigidula growing on rocks in Australia. The fertile foliage fronds are large and dark green, the smaller brown sterile nest fronds are clustered at their bases.](/Images/godic/202501/10/Basket_Fern1449.jpg")
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Drynaria, commonly known as basket ferns, is a genus of ferns in the family Polypodiaceae. It contains around 16 species and one natural hybrid.
Basket ferns are epiphytic or epipetric and are native to tropical Africa, South Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia, and Oceania. Some species are economically important as medicinal plants.