Dryopteris hirtipes

(Blume) O. Kuntze

Fern

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Leaves, Fronds

The fronds and leaves are edible.

Where to Find It

A tropical plant. They need moist humus rich soil and partial shade. It grows between 1,200-1,600 m above sea level.

Asia, China, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Japan, Pacific, Papua New Guinea, PNG, Philippines, SE Asia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Vietnam,

Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Fiji, Micronesia, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, Kiribati, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Marshall Islands, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Nauru, New Zealand, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pakistan, Palau, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Solomon Islands, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Tonga, Turkey, Tuvalu, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Vanuatu, Samoa, Yemen

How to Identify

A fern which loses its leaves during the year. It has an erect rhizome. The plant is 60 cm high. It puts out a ring of long sword shaped fronds. These are divided along the stalk and bright green. They are 45 cm long. The midrib is green.

How to Grow

Plants can be grown from spores which should be planted fresh into soil of 15°C. Mature plants can also be divided.

Wikipedia

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Dryopteris hirtipes is fern species native to South China and Papua New Guinea.

Notes

There are about 200 Dryopteris species.

Names & Synonyms

Pakis driopteris

Aspidium hirtipes BlumeLastrea hirtipes (Blume) T. MooreNephrodium hirtipes (Blume) Hook.

References (3)

Brickell, C. (Ed.), 1999, The Royal Horticultural Society A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants. Convent Garden Books. p 382
Pham-Hoang Ho, 1999, An Illustrated Flora of Vietnam. Nha Xuat Ban Tre. p 187
Sukarya, D. G., (Ed.) 2013, 3,500 Plant Species of the Botanic Gardens of Indonesia. LIPI p 869