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The Manchurian woodsia (Woodsia manchuriensis) belongs to the family Woodsiaceae. It is a summer-green fern that is distributed throughout various regions of Japan, as well as the Korean Peninsula, northern to northeastern China, Amur, and Ussuri. It grows on rocky mountain slopes and cliffs, reaching a height of 10 to 20 cm. The leaves are narrowly lanceolate, twice pinnately deeply lobed, and 5 to 30 cm long. The leaf texture is thin and herbaceous, pale green in color. The underside has a whitish tinge, and both surfaces are smooth and hairless. The sori are located near the margins of the pinnae, and the indusia are spherical sac-like. The Japanese name derives from the shape of the "spore coat" that encloses the spores, which resembles a bag. In Chinese, it is called "膀胱蕨" (pang guang jue).
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