Lindsaeaceae

Chinese creepingfern

Odontosoria chinensis (L.) J.Sm.

Family: Lindsaeaceae
Genus: Odontosoria

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Chinese creepingfern: Sphenomeris chinensis (Lindsaeaceae) Japanese name:Horasinobu Date;2007,07,31;Tanabe city, Wakayama prefecture, Japan Author;Keisotyo — Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Keisotyo assumed, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)

Chinese: 乌蕨, 烏蕨, 乌韭, 大叶金花草, 金花草, 防风
English: Chinese creepingfern
Japanese: ホラシノブ

Synonyms

Sphenomeris chinensis var. chinensis

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Hawaii: native, Pacific Basin: native

Photos

Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Keisotyo assumed, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: agardeninvietnam, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Keisotyo assumed, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Chuck Meier, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA, CC BY 2.0, 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.