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Osmunda japonica

Ferns and Fern Allies

Osmunda japonica, also called the Asian royal fern or fiddlehead, is a fern in the genus Osmunda native to east Asia, including Japan, China, Korea, Taiwan and the Russian Far East on Sakhalin Island. It is called gobi in Korean, zenmai in Japanese, and ziqi or juecai in Chinese. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
System (Realm)
Freshwater 2
Relationship to People
Eaten or Drunk by People 3
Scientific Name
Osmunda japonica 5
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated 6
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Polypodiopsida, Taxa
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Osmunda japonica
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Found In

Japan

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Myanmar

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Nepal

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Pakistan

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Taiwan

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Thailand

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Vietnam

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Sources
1. Plant (Wikipedia)
Lead, whole group is photosynthetic
Quote, Lead, whole group is photosynthetic
They are predominantly photosynthetic or came from photosynthetic ancestors, meaning that they obtain their energy from sunlight by using the green pigment chlorophyll in their chloroplasts to produce sugars from carbon dioxide and water.
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2. GBIF Species API
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3. Plants For A Future: Osmunda japonica plant record
Plants For A FutureEdible Uses
Quote, Edible Uses
Young fronds - cooked[105, 177].
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4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Plantae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 45
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 45
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Plants","language":"EN"},{"name":"Flora","language":"EN"}],"cites_listings":[]
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5. Wikipedia: Osmunda japonica
Wikipedia
6. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Osmunda japonica
GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 3645928, category field
Quote, GBIF taxon key 3645928, category field
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
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Osmunda japonica (Wikipedia)
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Osmunda japonica
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyChild Taxon Of: Polypodiopsida, Taxon record
Quote, Child Taxon Of: Polypodiopsida, Taxon record
"class": "Polypodiopsida"
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