Athyriaceae

Japanese lady fern

Deparia japonica (Thunb.) M.Kato

Family: Athyriaceae
Genus: Deparia

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Japanese lady fern: may be シケシダ. — Photo: harum.koh from Kobe city, Japan, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)

Afrikaans: Japanese damesvaring
Chinese: 假蹄盖蕨, 东洋对囊蕨, 小叶凤凰尾巴草, 日本蛾眉蕨, 日本蹄盖蕨, 花叶东洋对囊蕨, 东洋蹄盖蕨
English: Japanese lady fern

Synonyms

Asplenium ambiguum Schkuhr
Asplenium decussatum Wall.
Asplenium japonicum Thunb.
Asplenium schkuhrii Hook.
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 conilii Nakai
Diplazium decussatum J.Sm.
Diplazium japonicum (Thunb.) Bedd.
Diplazium thunbergii Nakai ex Momose
Lunathyrium japonicum (Thunb.) Sa.Kurata

Photos

Photo: harum.koh from Kobe city, Japan, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.