Status:
valid
Authors:
(Baker) Ching
Source:
tro
Year:
1933
Citation Micro:
Contrib. Biol. Lab. Sc. Soc. China 9: 40, tab. 1933
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001117096
Common Names
- Gymnocarpium oyamense
- Oyama Oak Fern
- Japanese Oak Fern
Uses & Benefits
Gymnocarpium oyamense is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and is also used in landscaping. It is a low-maintenance plant that is easy to care for and can be used as a groundcover, a border plant, or a filler in containers and beds. It is also used to create a naturalistic look in a garden.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
Gymnocarpium oyamense has small, yellowish-green flowers that are clustered in small, rounded heads. The seeds are small, black and round. The seedlings have long, thin, light green leaves.
Cultivation and Propagation
Gymnocarpium oyamense can be propagated by division of the rhizomes in spring or autumn. It can also be propagated by spore sowing in spring or autumn. Cultivation of Gymnocarpium oyamense requires moist, humus-rich, well-drained soil in partial shade.
Where to Find Gymnocarpium oyamense
Gymnocarpium oyamense can be found in Japan.
Species in the Gymnocarpium genus
Gymnocarpium bipinnatifidum,
Gymnocarpium brittonianum,
Gymnocarpium achriosporum,
Gymnocarpium dryopteris,
Gymnocarpium heterosporum,
Gymnocarpium robertianum,
Gymnocarpium remote-pinnatum,
Gymnocarpium jessoense,
Gymnocarpium intermedium,
Gymnocarpium disjunctum,
Gymnocarpium fedtschenkoanum,
Gymnocarpium oyamense,
Gymnocarpium appalachianum,
Species in the Cystopteridaceae family
Acystopteris japonica,
Acystopteris tenuisecta,
Acystopteris taiwaniana,
Cystopteris christii,
Cystopteris laurentiana,
Cystopteris sandwicensis,
Cystopteris tenuifolia,
Cystopteris fragilis,
Cystopteris reevesiana,
Cystopteris wagneri,
Cystopteris bulbifera,
Cystopteris douglasii,
Cystopteris montana,
Cystopteris protrusa,
Cystopteris tennesseensis,
Cystopteris tenuis,
Cystopteris illinoensis,
Cystopteris membranifolia,
Cystopteris sudetica,
Cystopteris pellucida,
Cystopteris utahensis,
Cystopteris moupinensis,
Cystopteris alpina,
Cystopteris guizhouensis,
Cystopteris millefolia,
Cystopteris tasmanica,
Gymnocarpium bipinnatifidum,
Gymnocarpium brittonianum,
Gymnocarpium achriosporum,
Gymnocarpium dryopteris,
Gymnocarpium heterosporum,
Gymnocarpium robertianum,
Gymnocarpium remote-pinnatum,
Gymnocarpium jessoense,
Gymnocarpium intermedium,
Gymnocarpium disjunctum,
Gymnocarpium fedtschenkoanum,
Gymnocarpium oyamense,
Gymnocarpium appalachianum,