Status:
valid
Authors:
(Kunze ex Mett.) Tagawa
Source:
tro
Year:
1938
Citation Micro:
Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 7: 84 (1938)
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001122588
Common Names
- Cheilosorum Fern
- Hymenasplenium cheilosorum
- Cheilosorum Shield Fern
Uses & Benefits
Hymenasplenium cheilosorum is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and as a houseplant. It is also used as a ground cover and for erosion control.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
Hymenasplenium cheilosorum has small, yellow-green flowers that are clustered in the leaf axils. The seeds are small, round and black. The seedlings are small, with long, thin leaves and a single stem.
Cultivation and Propagation
Hymenasplenium cheilosorum is an evergreen fern native to Japan and China. It is easy to propagate from spores or by division of the rhizome. It can be grown in partial shade or full sun, in moist, well-drained soil. It is hardy to USDA Zone 6.
Where to Find Hymenasplenium cheilosorum
Hymenasplenium cheilosorum can be found in moist forests in China, Japan, and Korea.
Species in the Hymenasplenium genus
Hymenasplenium inthanonense,
Hymenasplenium murakami-hatanakae,
Hymenasplenium cheilosorum,
Hymenasplenium unilaterale,
Hymenasplenium obscurum,
Hymenasplenium subnormale,
Hymenasplenium hondoense,
Hymenasplenium apogamum,
Hymenasplenium excisum,
Hymenasplenium laterepens,
Hymenasplenium laetum,
Hymenasplenium obtusifolium,
Hymenasplenium delitescens,
Hymenasplenium hoffmannii,
Hymenasplenium ortegae,
Hymenasplenium purpurascens,
Hymenasplenium repandulum,
Hymenasplenium riparium,
Hymenasplenium triquetrum,
Hymenasplenium volubile,
Hymenasplenium basiscopicum,
Hymenasplenium furfuraceum,
Hymenasplenium szechuanense,
Hymenasplenium latidens,
Hymenasplenium quercicola,
Hymenasplenium adiantifrons,
Hymenasplenium changputungense,
Hymenasplenium ikenoi,
Hymenasplenium obliquissimum,
Hymenasplenium pubirhizoma,
Species in the Aspleniaceae family
Asplenicystopteris blindii,
Asplenium acostae,
Asplenium acrobryum,
Asplenium aegaeum,
Asplenium aequibasis,
Asplenium akaishiense,
Asplenium albersii,
Asplenium alvarezense,
Asplenium amaurolobum,
Asplenium amboinense,
Asplenium amoenum,
Asplenium aneitense,
Asplenium anguifrons,
Asplenium anguineum,
Asplenium apoense,
Asplenium aran-tohanum,
Asplenium araucarieti,
Asplenium artanense,
Asplenium ascensionis,
Asplenium athertonense,
Asplenium atrovirens,
Asplenium atuntzeense,
Asplenium austrobrasiliense,
Asplenium badense,
Asplenium barrancense,
Asplenium batuense,
Asplenium bavaricum,
Asplenium bechereri,
Asplenium beckeri,
Asplenium belloides,
Asplenium bicarinatum,
Asplenium bicentenniale,
Asplenium bipinnatifidum,
Asplenium borneense,
Asplenium bouharmontii,
Asplenium bourgaei,
Asplenium brachycarpum,
Asplenium bradeanum,
Asplenium brissaginense,
Asplenium bugoiense,
Asplenium burundense,
Asplenium capitisyork,
Asplenium carinatum,
Asplenium cariocanum,
Asplenium carnarvonense,
Asplenium carruthersii,
Asplenium celtibericum,
Asplenium centovallense,
Asplenium centrafricanum,
Asplenium cesatianum,