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Wild calamus, a lonely and strange plant

author:Happy Planet
Wild calamus, a lonely and strange plant

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Wild clams, at first glance, think they are animal names, but they are actually grass plants.

It's very weird.

One is that there is only one flower on a stem. There are very small leaves at the base, almost negligible. This trait often gives people a sense of loneliness.

The second is parasitism. Annual parasitic grass. It often parasitizes on the roots of grass plants such as Mangosteen and Ganshu, and does not require a large number of leaves to synthesize nutrients, and there is no chlorophyll in the body. Also known as shu parasitism.

Wild calamus, a lonely and strange plant

Third, it looks like a snake's head. Inflorescence, flowering at the tip of the stem, the flowers are long, solitary lateral, the sepals are in the shape of a Buddha flame, surrounded by the lower part of the corolla tube, the corolla tube is long and curved, nearly lip-shaped, lilac-red, filigree purple. It resembles a pipe, also known as a pipe flower.

Its flowers are large, the bent plants, coupled with the lonely shape, at a glance, it really looks like a snake's head is shaking, and it is amazingly cold sweat.

Wild calamus, a lonely and strange plant

Fourth, the living environment is strange. It prefers to grow in moist, deep soil and leafy environments. This is probably why it blooms in autumn.

Fifth, the utility is unique. It is a medicinal herb. Folk called tulingzhi, snake head. Detoxify and detoxify. Especially the nemesis of snake wounds.

Wild calamus, a lonely and strange plant