Status:
valid
Authors:
(Tagawa) M.Kato
Source:
tro
Year:
1977
Citation Micro:
Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 90(1017): 37. 1977
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001042412
Common Names
- Deparia lobato-crenata
- Lobate-crenate Deparia
- Lobate-crenate Spleenwort
Description
Deparia lobato-crenata (also called Lobato-crenate Deparia, among many other common names) is a fern native to South America. It has a creeping, mat-forming habit and grows up to 10 cm tall. Its leaves are linear and have a pointed tip. It grows in open woodlands, scrublands and grasslands.
Uses & Benefits
Deparia lobato-crenata is used in traditional medicine to treat fever, headache, and stomach ailments, as well as for dyeing fabrics and making paper. It is also used to make herbal teas and tinctures.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
Deparia lobato-crenata has small, yellow-green flowers, and its seeds are small and brown. Its seedlings have long, thin leaves that are light green in color.
Cultivation and Propagation
Deparia lobato-crenata is a fern native to Japan. It is best grown in partial shade in moist, humus-rich, well-drained soil. Propagation is by division or by spores sown on fine, sterile potting soil.
Where to Find Deparia lobato-crenata
Deparia lobato-crenata can be found in Japan, Korea, and China.
Species in the Deparia genus
Deparia angustata,
Deparia bonincola,
Deparia confluens,
Deparia gordonii,
Deparia kaalaana,
Deparia kiyozumiana,
Deparia longipes,
Deparia marginalis,
Deparia otomasui,
Deparia prolifera,
Deparia tenuifolia,
Deparia timetensis,
Deparia birii,
Deparia nakaikeana,
Deparia subsimilis,
Deparia forsythii-majoris,
Deparia formosana,
Deparia heterophlebia,
Deparia yunnanensis,
Deparia hainanensis,
Deparia lancea,
Deparia tomitaroana,
Deparia lobato-crenata,
Deparia acrostichoides,
Deparia petersenii,
Deparia conilii,
Deparia henryi,
Deparia japonica,
Deparia pterorachis,
Deparia pycnosora,
Deparia okuboana,
Deparia viridifrons,
Deparia allantodioides,
Deparia boryana,
Deparia unifurcata,
Deparia biserialis,
Deparia marojejyensis,
Deparia dimorphophylla,
Deparia coreana,
Deparia omeiensis,
Deparia erecta,
Deparia dickasonii,
Deparia fenzliana,
Deparia macdonellii,
Deparia zeylanica,
Deparia polyrhizon,
Deparia parvisora,
Deparia pseudoconilii,
Deparia kiusiana,
Deparia florensiae,
Species in the Athyriaceae family
Athyrium ikutae,
Athyrium masayukianum,
Athyrium megayakusimense,
Athyrium mentiens,
Athyrium pseudospinescens,
Athyrium pseudowardii,
Athyrium pseudopinetorum,
Athyrium appendiculiferum,
Athyrium reichsteinii,
Athyrium haleakalae,
Athyrium sessilipinnum,
Deparia angustata,
Deparia bonincola,
Deparia confluens,
Deparia gordonii,
Deparia kaalaana,
Deparia kiyozumiana,
Deparia longipes,
Deparia marginalis,
Deparia otomasui,
Deparia prolifera,
Deparia tenuifolia,
Deparia timetensis,
Deparia birii,
Deparia nakaikeana,
Deparia subsimilis,
Deparia forsythii-majoris,
Deparia formosana,
Deparia heterophlebia,
Deparia yunnanensis,
Deparia hainanensis,
Deparia lancea,
Deparia tomitaroana,
Deparia lobato-crenata,
Deparia acrostichoides,
Deparia petersenii,
Deparia conilii,
Deparia henryi,
Deparia japonica,
Deparia pterorachis,
Deparia pycnosora,
Deparia okuboana,
Deparia viridifrons,
Deparia allantodioides,
Deparia boryana,
Deparia unifurcata,
Deparia biserialis,
Deparia marojejyensis,
Deparia dimorphophylla,
Deparia coreana,