The front is like a funnel, the back is like a cat scratch, the whole is like a palace lamp, and it is like clematis, what is the name of this strange flower of Qinling?
【Name】Qinling Pyridophyllum, genus of Ranunculaceae, perennial herbaceous plant. Also known as cat's claw flower, silver burden, lantern grass and so on.
【Morphology】As shown in the figure, the basal leaves are 2 times and 3 compound leaves. Sepals 5, petal-like, purple; Petal 5, purple, rectangular, 1.2-1.5 cm long, curved inward at the end, resembling a cat scratch. Flowering period is from May to June. It belongs to the same family as Clematis and has a somewhat similar flower shape.
【Growing environment】It grows in the qinling mountains at an altitude of about 1000-2000 meters above sea level in the hillside meadows or ditches, prefers cool climate, and avoids high temperature exposure in summer.
[Medicinal value] there is a small poison. The root is medicated, which has the effect of activating blood and dispelling stasis and relieving pain.
【Ornamental value】After artificial breeding, the flower has cultivated a variety of colorful colors (Figure 3), and has its own place in ornamental flowers.
