Deparia japonica
False Spleenwort, Japanese False Spleenwort
Also known as: Athyriopsis japonica (Thunb.) Ching +8 more
- Athyriopsis japonica (Thunb.) Ching
- Athyriopsis japonica var. variegata W.M.Chu & Z.R.He
- Athyriopsis petiolata Ching
- Athyrium decussatum Milde
- Athyrium japonicum (Thunb.) Copel.
- Deparia japonica var. variegata (W.M.Chu & Z.R.He) Z.R.He
- Diplazium japonicum (Thunb.) Bedd.
- Diplazium thunbergii Nakai ex Momose
- Lunathyrium japonicum (Thunb.) Sa.Kurata
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Aspleniaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Indigenous to Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia, Deparia japonica (commonly known as False spleenwort or Japanese false spleenwort) is a fern belonging to the Aspleniaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with 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, Russian Far East
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Assam, Bangladesh, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Japan, Korea, Kuril Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Taiwan, Vietnam, West Himalaya
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)
Cape Provinces, Fiji, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Northern Provinces, Swaziland