small farmer

Chapter 819 King of Ferns (33)

Seeing everyone looking at me curiously,

For no reason, Pao Shanye said with a smile: "It's a leg of lamb, a fresh leg of lamb, enough for us to eat for a day!"

Hearing that Sparrowhawk actually sent a leg of lamb to everyone, the members of the expedition team were very happy, and then they looked at Sparrowhawk with joy in their eyes.

"Haha, I didn't expect the logistics support of our inspection this time to be so good, even the air force."

"Not only does it have an air force, it can also drop supplies by air!!"

The professors all said with a relaxed smile, with such a good thing, everyone is like having a drone, even if there is no accident, they can quickly contact the outside of the mountain to find support, so the experts of the expedition team all I laughed happily.

Everyone was very satisfied with the lunch at noon
Mushroom and wild vegetable soup, plus mutton, the taste is really indescribably delicious.

If it wasn't for continuing to go deep into the mountains in the afternoon, it is estimated that everyone would be reluctant to stop.

"Master Pao Shan, how far are we from the spinosa forest?" Professor Dong asked Pao Shan Ye after dinner.

"It's not very far. We'll be there around four o'clock in the afternoon!" Master Paoshan said with a smile after taking a sip of the delicious mushroom and mutton soup.

Hearing Paoshan Master's words, everyone nodded in reassurance. Since Paoshan Master said so, everyone will definitely be able to get there today.

Everyone's trip to the mountain this time is not only to inspect the South China tiger,
There are also spinosa forests in Qinglong Mountain, silver fir trees, etc. If you have the opportunity to encounter other rare wild animals and plants, it would be great.

For example, the rare orchids encountered today, as well as the legendary "Moon Goddess Butterfly", especially the discovery of "Moon Goddess Butterfly", overturned the academic conclusion that the Moon Goddess Butterfly has become extinct. This huge discovery only needs to It has been announced, and it will definitely cause a sensation in the entire insect research community, especially the experts who study butterflies.

On the first day, everyone's destination was the Cymbidium spinosa forest located in the west of the Qinglong Mountains.

Everyone must arrive there before the evening, otherwise it will delay everyone's subsequent trips.

"Let's go, everyone, let's go early!"

After resting for about half an hour, everyone packed up their things, extinguished the fire on the ground, carried their luggage, and continued to move toward the depths of the mountain.

On winding mountain roads, valleys with jagged rocks, and wet swamps, everyone climbed over mountains and ridges, crossed obstacles one after another, and ran unswervingly towards the spinosa forest.

"Has Xiaofeng seen Cyphila spinulosa?" When everyone was resting on the way, Professor Zhou asked Zhang Feng with a smile.

"I've never seen it before!" Zhang Feng shook his head. Although he had heard of the name Cymbidium spinosa, that's all he knew about it.

"Hehe, Cymbidium spinosa, this is one of the few first-class protected plants in Guizhou Province, and there are quite a few in the Grand Canyon area of ​​Tibet Province..."

Then Professor Zhou smiled and introduced the basic knowledge of Cyphila spinulosa to Zhang Feng and the police.

Also known as Snakewood, Cymbidium spinosa is a fern plant belonging to the family Cylophyllaceae, and is praised as the "king of ferns".

Alsophila spinulosa is a fern that can grow into a big tree, also known as 'tree fern'.The stem of Alsophila spinulosa is upright, hollow, like a pen holder, and the leaves are spirally arranged at the top of the stem.

It is the only woody fern that has been discovered. It is extremely precious and can be called a national treasure. It is listed as a first-class protected endangered plant by many countries and is known as a 'living fossil'.

Alsophila spinulosa is an ancient fern, which can be made into handicrafts and traditional Chinese medicine, and it is also a good garden ornamental tree.

Alsophila spinulosa is one of the very few woody species.Born in forests or shaded places by streams, it is produced in Chishui and southern parts of Tibet and Guizhou provinces in mainland China, and is also distributed in some parts of Asia.

"Ah, alsophila spinulosa is a fern??"

Zhang Feng was very surprised. He used to think that spinosa is similar to plantain banana, but he didn't expect it to be such a low-end plant as fern.

"Hehe, of course..." Hearing Zhang Feng's words, Professor Zhou laughed and continued to explain to everyone.

In the kingdom of green plants, ferns are a relatively low-level group of higher plants.

But in the ancient geological period, most of the ferns were tall trees. Later, due to the changes of the continents, most of them were buried deep underground and turned into coal.

Most of the plants living on the earth today are relatively small herbaceous plants, and only a few woody species have survived. Living up to now, alsophila spinulosa is one of them.

"So that's how it is!!" After listening to Professor Zhou's introduction, everyone suddenly realized,

I didn't expect that the dilapidated ferns were once brilliant, and the coal buried underground now has ferns.

after a short break

Everyone continued to set off. After two or three hours of arduous trek, at 04:30 in the afternoon, everyone finally arrived at the destination of the legendary Cyphila spinulosa forest!
"Have you seen that, the spinosa is there!" Master Paoshan said to everyone with a smile, pointing to the green forest in front of him.

so high!
After Zhang Feng saw it, he couldn't help exclaiming in his heart, it was the first time he saw such a tall fern.

Zhang Feng checked it with his eyes, and the tallest one is about six or seven meters, which is too high. No wonder it is called the king of ferns. According to Zhang Feng, this should be the richest among ferns. handsome!
Also known as tree fern, spinosa can reach a height of 8 meters.Because it is the only remaining woody fern and is extremely precious, it is listed as a first-class key protected plant by the country.

From the appearance, alsophila spinulosa is somewhat like a coconut tree. Its trunk is cylindrical, upright and straight. There are many large and long pinnate compound leaves clustered on the top of the tree, hanging in all directions. If its leaves are turned upside down, Many dots of sporangia can be seen on the back.There are many spores in the sporangia.

Alsophila spinulosa has no flowers, so of course it does not bear fruit or seeds, and it relies on these spores to reproduce.

Seeing the location of the spinosa, everyone couldn't help cheering, put down their backpacks, and ran forward excitedly.

The running mountain master and the police quickly followed up, worried about the dangers everyone would encounter, because in such a dense forest, dangerous animals may lurk at any time, such as poisonous snakes, leeches and so on.

Although the professors were excited, none of them were noobs. They were all very skillful in walking, and none of them held a branch in their hands, and knocked on the front and surroundings while walking to ensure that they were moving forward safely.

After Zhang Feng came to his senses, he quickly followed with Dahei Xiaohei.

After everyone came to the Cyphila spinulosa forest, they immediately started working.

The experts have division of labor and cooperation. Some measure the diameter at breast height, record the quantity, and some turn on the camera to take pictures of the whole Cyphila spinulosa forest.

The professors were all immersed in the joy of discovering C. spinosa, and they worked selflessly. Zhang Feng, Pao Shanye and a few policemen guarded the surroundings tightly to ensure the safety of the experts.

(End of this chapter)