Polystichum polyblepharum

Polystichum polyblepharum, the Japanese lace fern or tassel fern,^[2] is a species of plant in the wood fern family Dryopteridaceae, native to Japan and South Korea. Growing to 1 m (3.3 ft) tall and broad, it forms clumps ("shuttlecocks") of evergreen fronds.

Polystichum polyblepharum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Division:	Polypodiophyta
Class:	Polypodiopsida
Order:	Polypodiales
Suborder:	Polypodiineae
Family:	Dryopteridaceae
Genus:	Polystichum
Species:	P. polyblepharum
Binomial name
Polystichum polyblepharum (Roem. ex Kunze) C. Presl[1]
Synonyms
Aspidium aculeatum var. japonicum Franch. & Sav. Aspidium polyblepharum Roem. ex Kunze Polystichum aculeatum var. japonicum (Franch. & Sav.) Diels

The Latin specific epithet polyblepharum means "many eyelashes".^[3] and refers to bristles on the stipe and rachis (parts of the stem).^[2]

It is grown in temperate regions as an ornamental subject, enjoying damp, well-drained soil in shade or dappled shade. It has been given the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.^[4][5]