Fish intestines (Yerbadetajo)
Also known as Ink Lotus, Dry Lotus Grass, Ink Grass, and Soul Grass
It is found in the Family Asteraceae ( ) Asteraceae , genus Intestinal , an annual herb. Distributed throughout the country, cotton, soybeans, sweet potatoes, vegetables, rice fields, serious harm.
Morphological characteristics Seedling cotyledons are oval or nearly round, with 2 primary leaves, oval. Adult stems branch from the base and upper parts, upright or diandian, green to reddish brown, covered with hairs, the height of the plant is 15 to 60 cm. The leaves are paraphyletic, sessile or basal, with stalks, coarsely haired, and the leaves are long lanceolate, oval lanceolate, or strip lanceolate, fully margined or finely serrated. Cephalic inflorescence apical or axillary; 5 to 6 total bracts, hairy; lanceolate or bristle-shaped, marginal tongue-like, full margin or 2 lobes; heart-flowered, 4 lobes. The lean fruit of the tubular flowers is triangular, and the thin fruit of the tongue-shaped flower is quadriangular, with a nodular protrusion on the surface and no crown hairs.
Occurrence characteristics of the intestines prefer to grow in humid environments; the seedling period is from May to June, the flowering period is from July to August, and the fruit period is from August to November. The seeds are settled in the soil or mixed with organic fertilizers and returned to the farmland. It prefers moisture and drought resistance, salt resistance, barrenness tolerance, and shade resistance. It has strong fecundity.