| Family | Gleicheniaceae |
| Scientific name | Dicranopteris linearis (Burman f.) Underwood |
| Synonyms | Dicranopteris dichotoma (Thunberg) Bernhardi; Dicranopteris hermannii (R. Brown) Nakai; Dicranopteris pedata (Houttuyn) Nakaike; Gleichenia dichotoma (Thunberg) Hooker; Gleichenia linearis (Burman f.) Clarke; Gleichenia hermannii R. Brown; Mertensia dichotoma (Thunberg) Willdenow; Mertensia hermannii (R. Brown) Poiret; Polypodium dichotomum Thunberg; Polypodium linearis Burman f. |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) ko-shida [amall fern] |
| (English common name) scrambling fern | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (south of Fukushima Prefecture), Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
| (Other nations) Korea, China, Taiwan, Philippines, SE-Asia, Oceania, India, Africa | |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=78 (2x) |
| Description | Evergreen. Terrestrial. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Dicranopteris linearis (Burm.f.) Underw. |
| Herbicidal O-carbomethoxysulfonylurea (US Patent 4959095/1990) | |
| Bio-derived 1,3-propanediol and its conjugate esters as natutal and non irritating solvents (WIPO Patent WO/2007/095262) |
| March 2007 at Higashiyama Botanical Garden |
March 2007 at Higashiyama Botanical Garden |
March 2007 at Higashiyama Botanical Garden |
| March 2007 at Higashiyama Botanical Garden |
March 2007 at Higashiyama Botanical Garden |
March 2007 at Higashiyama Botanical Garden |