Image: Wikimedia Commons (See link for license)
Onoe's Weeping Fern
Lepisorus onoei
ヒメノキシノブ
A small evergreen fern of the Polypodiaceae family that grows epiphytically on rocks and tree trunks. It is smaller than the related nokishinobu with narrower fronds.
Identification Points
- ✓葉は線形で5cm前後と小型
- ✓根茎は這って群生
- ✓ソーラスは葉裏に円形
Habitat
本州・四国・九州の岩上・樹幹
Season
通年
3D Specimen Model
Kyushu University, Shikano Lab (CC0)
View on Sketchfab→Phylogenetic Positionウラボシ科 →
Phylogenetic Position
Vascular plants > Polypodiophyta > Polypodiopsida > Polypodiales > Polypodiaceae
Divergence Era
Cretaceous to Paleogene (ca. 70 million years ago–)
Sources & References
🤖Claude AI
AI-generated, needs verification