鳳尾蕨科
學名:Pteris ensiformis Burm. 'Victoriae'
英名:Silver Lace Fern、Slender Brake Fern、Victoria Brake Fern
別名:白羽鳳尾蕨、白斑鳳尾蕨、斑紋鳳尾蕨、銀脈鳳尾草、維多利亞鳳尾蕨
鳳尾蕨屬多年生草本,是廣佈於亞洲、大洋洲的箭葉鳳尾蕨園藝品種。植株叢生,根狀莖粗短。羽狀複葉,對生羽片3~6對,羽片長倒卵形至闊披針形,葉面中央沿主脈兩側有一條縱向銀白斑。葉分營養葉及生殖葉二型,營養葉羽片較寬,生殖葉羽片細窄。孢子囊群位於羽片或小羽片邊緣。
A perennial herb in the genus Pteris. This is a cultivar of sword brake fern which is widely distributed in Asia and Oceania. Growing in clumps, with stout and short rhizomes. Fronds pinnately compound, 3-6 pairs of opposite pinnae, long obovate to broad-lanceolate, with a longitudinal silver-white marking along the midrib. The fronds are divided into two types: vegetative fronds and fertile fronds; vegetative pinnae wider while fertile ones slender. Sori located on the edge of pinnae or small pinnae.
喜溫暖濕潤和半陰環境,宜在肥沃、排水良好的介質中生長。夏季高溫時要注意通風良好,並防止強光直射,以免葉片乾枯焦黃。以分株繁殖。
The plant likes warm, humid and semi-shade environments, and thrives in fertile and well-drained medium. The fronds are sensitive to direct sun and heat, the planting location has to be well-ventilated and sheltered from direct sunlight in hot summer to prevent the leaves from yellowing and drying. Propagated from ramets.
可作庭園地被植物、小品盆栽、組合盆栽。葉可當插花材料。
It can be used as a garden groundcover, planted in a small pot and mixed planter. The fronds are common flower arrangement materials.