| Family | Pteridaceae |
| Scientific name | Onychium japonicum (Thunberg ex Murray) Kunze |
| Synonyms | Caenopteris japonica (Thunberg) Thunberg; Cryptogramma japonica (Thunberg) Prantl; Darea japonica (Thunberg) Willdenow; Onychium chinense (Desvaux) Fee; Phorolobus chinensis Desvaux; Pteris japonica (Thunberg) Mettenius |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) tachi-shinobu [standing shinobu (shinobu = Davallia mariesii)], kan-shinobu [winter shinobu] |
| (English common name) cat's claw fern, carrot fern | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (west of Fukushima prefecture), Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
| (Other nations) Korea, China, Taiwan, Vietnamu, Thailand, Malaysia, India | |
| Chromosomal number | n=58, 2n=ca.116 |
| Description | Leaves sporophylls 3-4 pinnate 60cm. Sporangia 5mm. Evergreen. |
| April 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
April 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
| October 2006 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
October 2006 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
October 2006 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
| October 2006 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
October 2006 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
October 2006 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
| October 2006 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
October 2006 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
October 2006 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |