《诗经》“卷耳”名实辨证

Discriminations of“卷耳”in 诗经

《诗经》"卷耳"究是何物,一直以来存在误解,多把"卷耳"误作"苍耳",或误为"卷耳草"。梳理古今注解,结合诗句义理、物候环境并考之实物,可知"卷耳"即今所谓"地耳"(地软),是真菌和藻类的结合体,喜长潮湿的地表,夏秋季雨后湿地常见,墨绿色,形似鼠耳,丛生如盘,可以为蔬。

What is the ＂卷耳＂ in The Book of Songs on earth？ It has been misunderstood for centuries. Many people regard the ＂卷耳＂ as cocklebur, or as volume hedyotis. Through surveying the history of annotations on it, referring to the verses in which it turns up and doing some field work about the surroundings where it grows, we draw a conclusion that ＂卷耳＇ is the so-called ＂ground ear＂, an edible plant combining fungi and algae. It usually can be seen on the wet ground after rains in summer and fall.