鐵線蕨

鐵線蕨科

學名:Adiantum capillus-veneris L.

英名:Maidenhair、Southern Maidenhair Fern

別名:鐵絲草、少女的髮絲

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簡介 Description

鐵線蕨屬多年生草本,臺灣原生,廣泛分佈於熱帶、亞熱帶地區。根莖短小匍匐狀。葉叢生;葉柄紫黑色,長而細弱有光澤;葉薄紙質,2至3回羽狀複葉,中部以下2回羽狀;羽片互生;小羽片斜扇形或斜方形,外緣淺裂至深裂;孢子囊著生於扇形脈的淺缺刻處。

A perennial herb in the genus Adiantum, native to Taiwan and widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions. Rhizomes short and creeping. Fronds clumped; petiole purple-black, slender and shiny; thin papery, bi- or tri-pinnately compound and bipinnate in the lower part; pinnae alternate; small pinnae obliquely fan-shaped or rhomboid, margin lobed to deep split; sori borne in the shallow incisions of the fan-shaped veins.

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栽培 Cultivation

全日照或半日照溫暖環境,高濕度可以促進生長。介質須排水良好且富含有機質;好鹼性,可以於介質中加入適量石灰。以孢子或分株繁殖。

The plant grows in full-sun or partial-sun and warm environments and thrives in high humidity. It prefers well drained, and richly organic medium; a lover of alkaline soil, add lime to increase soil alkalinity. Propagated from spores or ramets.

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應用 Application

葉片細緻美觀,可作庭園地被植物、吊盆、小品盆栽欣賞。全草可入藥,民間用於感冒發熱、袪風解熱以及各種發炎症狀。

Valued for the delicate and beautiful fronds, it’s used as garden groundcover, grown in a hanging basket and a small pot. The whole plant can be used as medicine to relieve cold and fever and various inflammation symptoms.