English: Squirrel's foot fern.
Clades:
Tectariaceae;
Polypodiales;
Polypodiidae;
Polypodianae;
Pteridophyta;
Plants.
Region: Japan, eastern Asia.
Habitat: moist, shady areas; hardy down to −7 °C.
Use: ornamental, as groundcover.
BotanyFern; epiphytic; deciduous; up to 15 cm tall.
Root: rhizomes; covered in brown scales.
Leaves: finely dissected; flat; triangular.