Sichuan Xiaojin discovers Yulong fern, a national first-class protected plant

Xinhua News Agency, Chengdu, June 5th (Reporter Zhang Hailei) Recently, a survey on the "Siguniang Mountain Wild Medicinal Plants" project jointly carried out by the Sichuan Institute of Botany Engineering and the Siguniang Mountain National Nature Reserve Administration , the researchers found that plant protection Yulong fern suspected national level at an altitude of 4600 meters high mountain crevices, after China Kexue Yuan researcher at the Institute plant Zhang Xianchun identification, this is indeed the Yulong fern ferns.

Siguniang Mountain National Nature Reserve is located in Xiaojin County, Aba Prefecture, Sichuan Province.

Yulong fern has strong cold tolerance and is often sporadicly born near the edge of glaciers and snow lines.

Due to the influence of the ecological environment and its own adaptation and genetic mechanisms, the reproductive capacity of Yulong fern is very low, the distribution area is narrow, and the individuals are extremely rare.