ヒノキ林の林床などでオニカナワラビが見られます。オシダ科の常緑性のシダ植物です。葉は硬く光沢があります。似た仲間が多く、雑種も作りやすいため見分けるのが難しい種です。


 

"Oni-Kanawarabi" ferns are growing in the Japanese cypress woodland. They are evergreen ferns in the Dryopteridaceae family. Their fronds are thick and glossy. There are many similar species and they hybridize easily, so it's difficult to identify them.