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Deparia coreana

(H. Christ) Ching

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Description

A fern. The rhizomes are short and creeping. It has soft, brown sword shaped scales.

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Edible Uses

The leaves and fronds are used in stir-fries and soups.

Traditional Uses

The leaves or fronds are used in stir-fries and soups.

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Distribution

It is a temperate plant. It grows in valley forests between 700-1,000 m in north China.

Where It Grows

Asia, China, Himalayas, Japan, Korea, Nepal,

Notes

Also put in the family Woodsiaceae.

Synonyms

Athyrium coreanum Christ.Athyrium decursivum Y. YabeAthyrium heterophyllum NakaiDryoathyrium coreanum (H. Christ) TagawaLunathyrium coreanum (H. Christ) Ching

Also Known As

Niguro

References (3)

  • Liu, Y., et al, 2012, Food uses of ferns in China: a review. Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae 84(4): 263-270 (As Lunathyrium coreanum)
  • Rijal, A., 2011, Surviving on Knowledge: Ethnobotany of Chepang community from mid-hills of Nepal. Ethnobotany Research & Applications 9:181-215 (As Dryoathyrium coreanum)
  • www.eFloras.org Flora of China

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