title: Arachniodes simplicior
text: # Arachniodes simplicior
  
  Arachniodes simplicior, the simpler East Indian hollyfern, East Indian holly fern, or variegated shield fern, is a species of fern in the family Dryopteridaceae.
  
  ## Distribution
  
  China (Anhui, Chongqing, Fujian, SE-Gansu, Guangxi, Guizhou, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, S-Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang); SW-Tibet; Japan; South Korea; Vietnam
  
  