Ostrich fern
Matteuccia struthiopteris (L.) Todaro [Onocleaceae]
Kusasotetsu (クサソテツ, 草蘇鉄)
Lifeform: deciduous perennial fern
Distribution: widespread in the temperate regions of the Nothern Hemisphere
Habitat: forest
Wild vegetatble in Japan
Matteuccia Todaro
One (or more) species in this genus is(are) recorded from Japan. Treating as one species is common.
Matteuccia struthiopteris in Hokkaido
[Left] a foliage. [Right] close-up of a vegetative leaf. In front of Toya Lake Experimental Station on September 8 2009.
Matteuccia struthiopteris on Mount Usu
[Left] close-up of midvein. [Right] close-up of leaflets. At the caldera rim near the 4th crater on July 21 2010.