Horashinobu - Horashinobu

Japanese: ホラシノブ - ほらしのぶ

An evergreen fern of the family Pteridophyceae (illustration), commonly found on roadsides and mountain foothills in sunny or semi-shaded areas in warm regions. The rhizomes are short and creeping, with shiny brown scales. The leaves grow in clusters, and large ones can reach 1m including the petiole. They are yellow-green, or sometimes tinged with reddish purple. The leaf surface is ovate-oblong, pinnately divided 3-4 times, the lobes are wedge-shaped, and the leaf texture is somewhat thick. Sporangia are attached to the ends of the veins, and sometimes appear to be fused with adjacent ones. The tips of the envelopes approach the leaf margins.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

暖地の日向または半日陰の路傍や山ろくなどにごくふつうにみられるホングウシダ科の常緑シダ（イラスト）。根茎は短くはい，褐色で光沢のある鱗片がつく。葉は叢生（そうせい）し，大きなものでは葉柄を含めて1mに達する。黄緑色か，時には紅紫色が加わることがある。葉面は卵状長楕円形，3～4回羽状に分裂し，裂片はくさび形となり，葉質はやや厚い。脈端に胞子囊がつき，隣のものと融合したようにみえることもある。包膜の先端は葉縁に近づく。

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