Month: December 2013

Species: Bolbitis subcordata English Name: Subcordate Bolbitis Chinese Name: 華南實蕨、海南實蕨 Family: Bolbitidaceae Description: Rhizome shortly creeping, 8-15mm in diameter, covered with lanceolate, clathrate, subentries, brown or blackish scales. Fronds +/- close together, 60-120cm. Found throughout China, Japan and Vietnam, in forests near streams.       References: –  Department of Gardens and Green Areas, Civic and…

Species: Tectaria subtriphylla English Name: Three-leaved Haberd Fern Chinese Name: 三叉蕨 Family: Aspidiaceae Description: Plants terrestrial, 20-70cm tall. Its rhizome is long accordant or creeping, densely scaly at the apex and stipe bases. Fronds are widely spaced. Found in China, Taiwan and throughout South East Asia, in dense forests near streams.     References: –  Department…

Species: Dryopteris championii English Name: Champion’s Wood Fern Chinese Name: 闊鱗鱗毛蕨 Family: Dryopteridaceae Description: Evergreen fern that typically grows in a clump to 2-3′ tall. Rhizome is erect and massive bearing several fronds in a tuft, it is also scaly. Found in Japan, South Korea and China, on dry forest floors and foots of lower mountains.…

Species: Arachniodes chinensis English Name: Chinese Arachniodes Chinese Name: 中華複葉耳蕨 Family: Dryopteridaceae Description: Terrestrial fern, with a rhizome shortly creeping, stiff, densely scaly, 6mm of diameter. Fronds approximately 0,4-1,2m. Found in China, Taiwan and throughout South East Asia, on shaded slopes in dense woods, on wet rocks or ravines and more often on evergreen board…

Species: Woodwardia japonica English Name: Japanese Chain Fern Chinese Name: 狗脊、狗脊蕨、日本狗脊蕨 Family: Blechnaceae Description: Large evergreen fern, with a erect, thick, densely covered with large brown scales, rhizome. It has long, board ferns up to 150cm long and 40 cm wide. It is found in Korea, Japan, Vietnam, China and Thailand. Most commonly spotted in moist…