moonwort

Japanese: moonwort

... Himehanawarabera is sometimes called Hebinoshita, which is a reference to its appearance, which resembles a snake's forked tongue. It has various English names, such as Himehanawarabera (B. lunaria (L.) Sw.) moonwort, Yamahanawarabera (also called Ezonofuyunohanawarabera) B. multifidum (Gmel.) Rupr. leather grape fern, B. dissectum Spreng., which is close to Oohanawarabera, grape fern, and Natsunohanawarabera (B. virginianum (L.) Sw.) rattlesnake fern. The rhizome is upright and short. ...

From Lunaria

…It is also called Ginsensou (silver fan grass) or Goudasou (Godasou) because Kiyoshi Goda brought back seeds from Paris in 1901. Its English names include honesty, moonwort, satinpod, and satinflower. The stem is 60-80cm tall, stands upright, somewhat branched, and bears egg-shaped, heart-shaped leaves. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "moonwort" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ヒメハナワラビをヘビノシタということもあるが，その姿を二叉（にさ）になった蛇の舌になぞらえたものである。英名もいろいろつけられ，ヒメハナワラビB.lunaria (L.) Sw.がmoonwort，ヤマハナワラビ(エゾノフユノハナワラビともいう)B.multifidum (Gmel.) Rupr.がleather grape fern，オオハナワラビに近いB.dissectum Spreng.がgrape fern，ナツノハナワラビB.virginianum (L.) Sw.がrattlesnake fernなどと呼ばれる。　根茎は直立し，短い。…