[PAR] [TLE] Cibotium barometz [SEP] Cibotium barometz, the golden chicken fern or woolly fern, is a species of tree fern native to parts of China and to the western part of the Malay Peninsula.  The fern's woolly rhizome was thought to be the inspiration for the mythical "Vegetable Lamb of Tartary". [PAR] [TLE] Vegetable Lamb of Tartary [SEP] The Vegetable Lamb of Tartary (Latin: "Agnus scythicus" or "Planta Tartarica Barometz") is a legendary zoophyte of Central Asia, once believed to grow sheep as its fruit.  The sheep were connected to the plant by an umbilical cord and grazed the land around the plant.  When all accessible foliage was gone, both the plant and sheep died.
[PAR] [TLE] Cibotium barometz [ SEP ] Cibotium barometz , the golden chicken fern or woolly fern , is a species of tree fern native to parts of China and to the western part of the Malay Peninsula . The fern 's woolly rhizome was thought to be the inspiration for the mythical " Vegetable Lamb of Tartary " . [PAR] [TLE] Vegetable Lamb of Tartary [ SEP ] The Vegetable Lamb of Tartary ( Latin : " Agnus scythicus " or " Planta Tartarica Barometz " ) is a legendary zoophyte of Central Asia , once believed to grow sheep as its fruit . The sheep were connected to the plant by an umbilical cord and grazed the land around the plant . When all accessible foliage was gone , both the plant and sheep died .
What fern was the inspiration for a legendary zoophyte that was once believed to grow sheep as its fruit?
What fern was the inspiration for a legendary zoophyte that was once believed to grow sheep as its fruit ?
Cibotium barometz
Cibotium barometz