noun
maidenhair spleenwort
A small fern, Asplenium trichomanes, often found on rocks and walls. The Japanese name refers to its resemblance to a tea whisk (茶筅).
チャセンシダは湿った岩場によく生えている。
Maidenhair spleenwort often grows on damp rocks.
The name チャセンシダ (茶筅羊歯) combines 茶筅 (chasen, 'tea whisk') and 羊歯 (shida, 'fern'), referring to the plant's fronds resembling a bamboo tea whisk.