| Family | Dryopteridaceae |
| Scientific name | Matteuccia struthiopteris (L.) Todaro |
| Synonyms | Matteuccia struthiopteris (L.) Todaro var. pensylvanica (Willdenow) C. V. Morton; Matteuccia pensylvanica (Willdenow) Raymond; Matteuccia struthiopteris (L.) Todaro var. pubescens (Terry) Clute; Onoclea struthiopteris (L.) Hoffmann var. pensylvanica (Willdenow) B. Boivin; Osmunda struthiopteris L.; Pteretis nodulosa (Michaux) Nieuwland; Pteretis nodulosa (Michaux) Nieuwland forma pubescens (Terry) Fernald; Pteretis pensylvanica (Willdenow) Fernald; Pteretis pensylvanica (Willdenow) Fernald forma pubescens (Terry) Fernald; Pteretis struthiopteris (L.) Nieuwland; Struthiopteris pensylvanica Willdenow |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) kusa-sotetu [sotetu weed (sotetu = Cycas revoluta)] |
| (English common name) ostrich fern | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
| (Other nations) Korea, China, Eastern Asia, Europa | |
| Chromosomal number | n=39, 40 |
| Description | Leaves 50-150cm length, 15-60cm width. Summer green. |
| Reference | Matteuccia struthiopteris (L.) Todaro |
| Matteuccia struthiopteris (L.) Todaro | |
| Antiviral agent containing crude drug (US Patent 5411733/1995) |
| April 2006 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
April 2006 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
April 2006 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
| September 2006 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
September 2006 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
September 2006 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
| September 2006 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
November 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
December 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |