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Japanese painted fern
Athyrium niponicum
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
southern lady fernAthyrium asplenioides
autumn fernDryopteris erythrosora
northern lady fernAthyrium angustum
Japanese lady fernDeparia petersenii
Mariana Maiden FernMacrothelypteris torresiana
spinulose wood fernDryopteris carthusiana
common brackenPteridium aquilinum
Asian common ladyfernAthyrium yokoscense
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 974 |
|---|---|
| Japan | 226 |
| Virginia | 157 |
| Maryland | 156 |
| Tokyo | 144 |
| New York | 108 |
| New Jersey | 99 |
| District of Columbia | 81 |
| Pennsylvania | 75 |
| China | 66 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Restoration or landscaping useListed as being used for restoration, landscaping, ornamental planting, erosion control, soil improvement, shade, windbreaks, pollution indicators, or wastewater purification.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Ferns · Polypodiopsida |
| Order | Polypodiales |
| Family | Ladyferns and allies · Athyriaceae |
| Genus | lady ferns · Athyrium |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Japanese painted fern with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.