What is the lotus leaf fern?

What is the lotus leaf fern?

1. What is

The lotus leaf fern, also known as the lotus leaf money grass and the wire grass, is a Chinese-specific species of the genus Adiantum in the family Adiantum. It is a perennial fern.

2. Morphological characteristics

The plant of Adiantum sinensis is about 5 to 20 cm tall. Its rhizome is short and upright, the leaves are clustered, simple, the petiole is 3 to 14 cm long, 0.5 to 1.5 mm thick, and dark chestnut in color. The base of the leaves is densely covered with the same scales and soft hairs as the rhizome. The leaves are round or kidney-shaped, about 2 to 6 cm in diameter, with deep or shallow notches on the petiole. The upper side of the leaves grows around the petiole to form 1 to 3 concentric circles. The edges of the leaves have blunt teeth, and the underside of the leaves is sparsely covered with long brown hairs.

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