| Family Name | Dicksoniaceae |
| Scientific name | Cibotium barometz |
| Common name | Golden Hair Dog Fern, Yellow Dog’s Head Fern |
| Growth habit | Perennial tree fern Born in the ravine and brook understory acidic soil, Pleasant warmth and high humidity of the air environment, fear of cold, avoid the hot sun on the soil loose and grows well in fertile well-drained acidic soil |
| Leaf | Large herbs, Rhizome short and stout, densely covered with golden brown long hairs. Leaves tufted; stipes stout, densely covered with golden brown hairs at base; tripinnatifid; pinnae alternate, sparsely spaced |
| Flower | No flowering |
| Fruit | No fruit |
| More to learn | Under the State protection (category II) and is protected by the Protection of Endangered Species of Animals and Plants Ordinance (Cap.586). Cibotium barometz breeding is mainly propagated by spore. Mature spores collected in summer operation, uniform sow in shallow planting pots Sheng fine brick debris after sowing spray and covered with glass moisturizing. |
| Properties | Bitter taste and warm |
| Treats | The golden hairs have good hemostatic effect. Rhizomes are good for strengthen the liver or kidney, waist and knee |
| Reference | Hong Kong Herbarium Gallery of Cibotium barometz General profile Brief description of citbotium barometz Forest fern- the encyclopedia of tree ferns |