Onychium japonicum
Carrot Fern
Also known as: Asplenium swartzianum Kunze +8 more
- Asplenium swartzianum Kunze
- Caenopteris japonica (Thunb.) Thunb.
- Cryptogramma japonica (Thunb.) Prantl
- Darea japonica (Thunb.) Willd.
- Onychium carvifolium Fée
- Onychium chinense Fée
- Onychium japonicum f. echizenense Yo.Saito & Y.Yoshim.
- Onychium japonicum var. japonicum
- Pteris japonica (Thunb.) Mett.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Pteridaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a rhizomatous geophyte.
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Onychium japonicum (commonly known as Carrot fern) is a fern within the Pteridaceae family. It is found natively in Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Fern
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Bangladesh, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Japan, Jawa, Korea, Lesser Sunda Is., Nansei-shoto, Ogasawara-shoto, Philippines, Taiwan, Vietnam
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Azores