Japanese royal fern
Osmunda japonica Thunberg [Osmundaceae]
Zenmai (ゼンマイ, 薇)
Lifeform: deciduous fern
Distribution: Eastern Asia (China - Taiwan - Korea - Japan), the Russian Far East, and Sakhalin
Habitat: mainly in moist forest
Synonyms
O. nipponica Makino
Osmunda japonica in Hokkaido
Photos taken at the entrance of Shinsen Bog in Niseko on June 24, 2007. I thank Dr. Sato.
References
- field training on integrated environmental research 統合環境調査法実習
fauna and flora 出現種リスト - Osmunda cinnamomea
- wetland (湿原)