noun
Haplopteris flexuosa; shoestring fern
A species of fern in the family Pteridaceae. The name is usually written in katakana as シシラン.
シシランは、山地の岩場などに生えるシダ植物です。
Haplopteris flexuosa is a fern that grows on rocky areas in mountainous regions.
The name 獅子蘭 (shishiran) literally means 'lion orchid', but the exact derivation is uncertain. It is a Japanese name for the fern Haplopteris flexuosa.