noun
tiny bristle fern; Crepidomanes minutum
A species of filmy fern. Botanical term; not commonly encountered in everyday conversation.
ウチワゴケは湿った岩の上に生える小さなシダです。
The tiny bristle fern is a small fern that grows on damp rocks.
The name 団扇苔 (うちわごけ) literally means 'round-fan moss', from the shape of the fronds. The exact derivation is uncertain.