What is the flower language of the maidenhair fern? The latest meaning analysis
The maidenhair fern is also known as wire grass, tiexiancao, water pig bristle soil, and so on. Its black leaf stalks are slender and glossy, closely resembling human hair, and its texture is very soft and graceful, like a young girl's soft hair, so it is also called “a maiden's hair strands”. Below, let us take a look at what the flower language of the maidenhair fern is!
The flower language of the maidenhair fern
Elegance, a maiden's delicate tenderness.
Types of maidenhair fern
1. Fan-leaved maidenhair fern: The fan-leaved maidenhair fern plant is 20-45 cm tall, with a short and upright rhizome densely covered with brown, glossy awl-shaped lanceolate scales. The leaves are clustered, the veins branch dichotomously many times, and the leaves are nearly leathery when dry, green or often brown, hairless on both sides. The sori are 2-5 per pinna, borne horizontally on the upper and outer margins of the lobes, separated by notches. The indusia are semicircular or oblong, with a straight upper margin, leathery, brown-black, entire, and persistent. The spores have indistinct granular ornamentation.
2. Whip-leaved maidenhair fern: The whip-leaved maidenhair fern is also called bristle maidenhair fern. Its leaves are linear-lanceolate, about 10-25 cm long, and the tip often extends into a whip shape, rooting when it touches the ground. The leaf blade is rectangular, once pinnate or twice torn, with the upper and outer margins often deeply cleft into narrow lobes, and the lower margin straight and entire. The sori are borne beneath the indusia formed by the altered and reflexed tops of the lobes. The indusia are kidney-shaped to roundly cup-shaped, slightly hairy.
3. Lotus-leaf maidenhair fern: The lotus-leaf maidenhair fern is also called lotus-leaf coin grass, wire grass, tiexiancao, and so on. It is 5-20 cm tall, with a short and upright rhizome. The leaves are elliptic-reniform, 2-6 cm wide, dark green above, smooth and with 1-3 concentric rings, sparsely covered with brown long soft hairs below, and the leaf margins have rounded teeth. The margins of the leaves bearing long sporangia roll back to form false indusia. The sori are oblong or short linear, borne on the leaf margins.
Uses of the maidenhair fern
1. The maidenhair fern is not only highly ornamental, but the whole plant can also be used as medicine. It can treat epidemic colds, common colds, coughs, hepatitis, dysentery, lower back pain, urinary tract stones, breast pain, tuberculosis-related injuries, bruises, burns and scalds, snake bites, boils and other diseases.
2. The pale green, thin-textured leaves of the maidenhair fern paired with its glossy black leaf stalks are especially elegant and graceful. It is suitable for indoor potted viewing all year round. Small pots of maidenhair fern can be placed on a desk or coffee table, while larger pots can be used to decorate the windowsill, hallway, or living room of a shady room, providing relatively long-term enjoyment.
3. The leaves of the maidenhair fern are also good cut-leaf material and dried-flower material. They can also be cut and placed in a vase, paired with fresh flowers for viewing.
4. The maidenhair fern can purify indoor air, absorb harmful gases, and also help people relax, helping to improve sleep quality. Therefore, people who deal with paint and coatings all day, or who are around people who like to smoke, should keep at least one pot of fern.
5. Bathrooms have high humidity and heavy stale air, and green plants can absorb humidity and stale air. Therefore, placing a pot of maidenhair fern in the bathroom is helpful for removing dampness and driving away stale air.