Igama elithi “fern” livela empandeni efanayo nelithi “uphaphe,” kodwa akuwona wonke ama-fern anamaqabunga anezimpaphe.Enye yama-fern asendaweni yakithi ingathathwa kalula njenge-ivy.I-American climbing fern ebizwa kahle ngokuthi i-fern ehlala eluhlaza enezandla ezincane "ezifana namapheshana" (igama lobuchwepheshe lithi "pinnules").Amaqabunga ale fern akhuphuka futhi azisonge kwezinye izitshalo, umkhuba owenza afane nama-ivies neminye imivini yezitshalo eziqhakaza.
Lapha eningizimu ye-New England, siseduze konqenqema olusenyakatho lohlu lwalezi zinhlobo, kodwa lutholakala endaweni ngama-patches.I-fern ingabonakala ngokuthembekile unyaka nonyaka ezindaweni ezifanayo, imile ebusika lapho ezinye izitshalo eziningi sezibunile.Yibuke endaweni ehlala kuyo, ikakhulukazi eduze namanzi.
Igama lesayensi le-fern likuchaza kahle ukubukeka kwayo.Igama lohlobo lwe-Lygodium, elisuka empandeni yesiGreki, libhekisela ekuguquguqukeni kwesitshalo njengoba siphenduka sizungeze izitshalo zaso ezisisekelayo, futhi igama lezinhlobo ze-palmatum lisekelwe ekufaneni kwezingxenye zamaqabunga nesandla esivulekile.
Njengezinhlobo eziningi zezilwane, inamagama amaningi esiNgisi: “I-Alice’s fern” kanye “ne-Watson's fern” cishe ihlonipha abantu ngandlela thize abahlobene nesitshalo."I-fern yolimi lwenyoka" kanye "ne-fern enwabuzelayo" kubhekisela endleleni yokuphila ye-viny "njengokukhuphuka i-fern."Okuthakazelisa ngendawo amagama athi “Windsor fern” kanye nasetshenziswa kakhulu “Hartford fern,” abhekisela enala yesitshalo yangaphambili e-Connecticut River Valley, ikakhulukazi e-Connecticut.
Izibalo eziningi zama-fern akhuphukayo aseMelika e-Connecticut zavunwa kakhulu maphakathi nekhulu le-19 ukuze zisetshenziswe njengomhlobiso wasekhaya.Ama-fern aqoqwe ngokwentengiso ayethengiswa abadayisi basemgwaqweni emadolobheni, futhi inani labantu basendle lehla.I-craze eyayidumile yama-ferns ngaleso sikhathi yayinezazi zezitshalo eziyimfundamakhwela ezaziqoqa ama-fern e-herbaria yazo, abantu abatshala ama-fern ezitsheni zengilazi ezindlini zabo, nabahlobisi besebenzisa kokubili ama-fern emvelo kanye nemidwebo ye-fern edwetshiwe noma eqoshiwe ezindaweni eziningi.I-fern fad yayinegama layo elihle - i-pteridomania.
Ngesikhathi lapho i-fern yethu yomdabu ekhuphukayo iyancipha, izinhlobo ezimbili ezisondelene eziseduze zaseNyakatho ezishisayo ze-fern ezikhuphukayo ezethulwa eningizimu ye-United States njengezihlobiso - i-Old World ekhuphuka i-fern (i-Lygodium microphyllum) ne-Japanese ekhuphukayo (i-Lygodium japonicum) - seziphenduke insakavukela.Lezi zinhlobo ezethulwe zingashintsha kakhulu imiphakathi yezitshalo zomdabu.Kuze kube manje, kukhona ukushayisana okuncane kuphela phakathi kobubanzi bomdabu kanye nama-fern akhuphukayo ahlaselayo.Njengoba lezi zinhlobo ezethulwe ziqina kakhulu, futhi njengoba ukufudumala kwembulunga yonke kuzivumela ukuthi ziye enyakatho, kungase kube nokusebenzelana okwengeziwe phakathi kweNyakatho Melika kanye nokwethulwa kwama-ferns angavamile.Ngaphezu kokuhlasela kwezinhlobo zezilwane ezingavamile, okunye okukhathazayo ukuthi izinambuzane noma ezinye izinto eziphilayo ezethulwa ukuze zilawule izinhlobo ezihlaselayo zingase zithinte isitshalo sendawo, kube nemiphumela engalindelekile okwamanje ekhonweni laso lokusinda.
Uma uhamba ehlathini kulobu busika, hlala ubhekile le fern engavamile, efana ne-ivy.Uma uyibona, ungazikhumbuza ngomlando wokuxhashazwa ngezohwebo kwezinhlobo zezilwane kanye nokuvikelwa okusemthethweni kamuva.Cabangela indlela isitshalo esisodwa esinikeza ngayo iwindi ngezinkinga eziyinkimbinkimbi zesayensi yokongiwa kwemvelo.Kulobu busika ngizovakashela imiphakathi “yami” yama-fern akhuphukayo aseMelika, esinye sezitshalo engizikhonzile, futhi ngithemba ukuthi unethuba lokuthola esakho.
Isikhathi sokuthumela: Feb-21-2022