Characteristics
A deciduous fern. It grows 90-150 cm high and 60-90 cm wide. The fronds form an outer ring of sterile fronds. These are gently arching and yellow-green. They can be 90 cm long. The shorter greenish-brown fronds are fertile. The fronds are broadly spear-shaped, very thin and deeply cut. They have blackish-brown midribs.
| Life form |
perennial
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| Growth form |
herb
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| Growth support |
free-standing
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| Foliage retention |
deciduous
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| Sexuality |
monoecy
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| Pollination |
hydrogamy
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| Spread |
autochory
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| Mature width (meter) |
1.0
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| Mature height (meter) |
1.0
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| Root system |
rhizome
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| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
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| Root diameter (meter) |
0.3
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| Flower color |
-
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| Blooming months |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | | Apr | May | Jun | | Jul | Aug | Sep | | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Fruit color |
-
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| Fruiting months |
-
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| Nitrogen fixer |
-
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| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
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Environment
It is a temperate plant. It is frost hardy. It needs damp conditions. It needs good light but not direct sun. It suits hardiness zones 3-10. In Sichuan.
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Usage
The coiled fronds are eaten. They are eaten raw or cooked. They are also cooked in stir fried dishes and soups. The thick unrolled fronds are salted and boiled and served on toast with oil or butter. The starch in the rhizomes are used for noodles. The rootstocks are eaten boiled or roasted.
Cultivation
It is grown by offsets from the runners. It can be grown from spores but this is very slow.
| Mode |
divisions
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| Germination duration (days) |
-
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| Germination temperacture (C°) |
-
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| Germination luminosity |
-
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| Germination treatment |
-
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| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-
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| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
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| Size |
-
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| Vigor |
-
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| Productivity |
-
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