Plant height 10-35cm. The rhizome is slender, growing horizontally, and the base of the petiole is densely covered with reddish-brown, narrowly lanceolate scales. The apex is long and acuminate, the base is nearly round, shield-shaped, and the edges are slightly toothed. The leaves are sparse; the petiole is 5-20cm long, straw-colored, jointed at the base, and smooth upward; the leaves are thick and papery, usually 3-lobed, occasionally 5-lobed or 2-lobed, 5-15cm long, 4-10cm wide, and rounded at the base. Wedge-shaped or round; the lobes are lanceolate, 5-10cm long, 1-2cm wide, the middle one is the longest, the apex is tapered, the edge is entire or slightly wavy, there is a narrow edge of cartilage, and both sides are smooth; the midrib and lateral sides The veins are obvious on both sides, the small veins are reticular, and there are internal small veins. The sporangia are round and arranged in a row on both sides of the midrib, between the midrib and the leaf edge. The leaves of this product have two or three divergences that look like bird's palms, and there are yellow-brown sporangia on the back, which are like star points, so it is known as goosefoot Venus grass, duck's foot Venus grass, golden chicken's foot, and one-legged golden chicken. The main content is in the entry of "Golden Rooster's Feet".

Excerpt from "Chinese Materia Medica"