Athyriaceae

Petersen's-Spleenwort

Deparia petersenii (Kunze) M.Kato

Family: Athyriaceae
Genus: Deparia

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Petersen's-Spleenwort (Deparia petersenii) — Photo: P. J. de Lange, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 東洋蹄蓋蕨, 毛轴假蹄盖蕨, 假蹄蓋蕨, 東北蛾眉蕨, 毛叶对囊蕨, 毛軸假蹄蓋蕨, 东洋蹄盖蕨, 斜羽假蹄盖蕨
English: Petersen's-Spleenwort

Synonyms

Asplenium deflexum T.Moore
Athyriopsis japonica var. oshimense (Christ) Ching
Deparia petersenii var. petersenii
Diplazium decussatum Hook.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

Photo: P. J. de Lange, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Davies, Neil; Ewen Cameron, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Davies, Neil; Ewen Cameron, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: P. J. de Lange, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: P. J. de Lange, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: P. J. de Lange, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: P. J. de Lange, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Mac H. Alford, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.