Crystal orchid, there are "ghost grass", "dream orchid", "flower of the underworld" and other nicknames. In many Chinese novels, it is either deified as a fairy grass that has the effect of reviving the dead, or is regarded as a plant with murderous magic.
It lives among the dark, damp dead branches and leaves, and is a saprophytic creature, crystal clear. Quite peculiarly, plants such as crystal orchids, which parasitize saprophytic fungi, are rare.
Recently, in Wanyuan City, northeast Sichuan, teachers and students of a school found some plants that resemble crystal orchids in the mountains and took photos.
After the experts of Chengdu Botanical Garden and Dazhou Forestry Bureau identified, it was preliminarily determined that the plant belonged to the subfamily Crystal Orchid.
Experts said that in fact, crystal orchid has no magic power to return to heaven, and it will not hurt people fatally, but it is a folk medicine that can cure the body for a long time, its sex is peaceful, and the taste is slightly salty.
It is about 6-10 cm tall, grows in clusters, is as white as jade, has no leaves, and has some thin, white and transparent scales on the body, and the top of each plant has a slightly drooping flower bud, which is as beautiful as an ice sculpture.
This plant is the mythical and legendary "Flower of the Underworld" crystal orchid, with the "dream orchid" and "jade girl in the flower" and other reputations.
Crystal orchids are not orchids, nor are they fungi, but belong to the family Offidges, which have no chlorophyll themselves, do not photosynthesis, and rely on rotten plants to obtain nutrients
Scales like shallot skin are actually the white transparent leaves of crystal orchids that have degenerated, which is very similar to orchids, hence the name crystal orchid
This plant is very demanding on the ecological environment, only suitable for the cool, moist and corrosive environment between the mountains and forests, relying on specific bacteria to survive, so it is relatively rare.