荷叶铁线蕨是国家濒危一级保护植物，又称荷叶金钱草，世人称为“东方之珠”。它属蕨类植物，凤尾蕨科、铁线蕨属，根茎短而直立，叶簇生，叶片圆形活圆肾型，叶片边缘有圆钝齿牙，下面有稀疏的棕色长软毛，囊群圆形或长方形，沿叶边分布，主要分布在万州至涪陵的长江沿线部分区域。
The Lotus-leaf Maidenhair Fern is a critically endangeredClass l protected plant in China, also known as Lotus-leafMoneywort, and is revered as the "Pearl of the Orient." It belongs to the fern family, specifically the Pteridaceae family and Adiantum genus. This fern features a short, erect rhizome with clustered leaves. The leaves are round or kidney-shaped with blunt, rounded teeth along the edges and sparse, long, soft brown hairs underneath, The sori are round or rectangular and are distributed along the edges of the leaves, lt. is primarily found in certain areas along the Yangtze River from Wan Zhou to Fu Ling.
