Deparia coreana
(H. Christ) Ching
AthyriaceaeLeaves
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves, Fronds
The leaves and fronds are used in stir-fries and soups.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant. It grows in valley forests between 700-1,000 m in north China.
Asia, China, Himalayas, Japan, Korea, Nepal,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
How to Identify
A fern. The rhizomes are short and creeping. It has soft, brown sword shaped scales.
Notes
Also put in the family Woodsiaceae.
Names & Synonyms
Niguro
Athyrium coreanum Christ.Athyrium decursivum Y. YabeAthyrium heterophyllum NakaiDryoathyrium coreanum (H. Christ) TagawaLunathyrium coreanum (H. Christ) Ching
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
