It is an annual or biennial herbaceous plant in the genus Asteraceae.
Winged fruit chrysanthemums are everywhere, and there are also other names such as large bitter vegetables, lettuce, bitter lettuce, mountain horse grass, wild lettuce and so on.
It is mainly distributed on the slopes of mountains below 1800 meters above sea level, in shrublands, fields, and roadside grasses, and has a wide distribution area.
The fruiting period of the winged chrysanthemum flower is from April to November. Whenever it blooms, the pale yellow flowers are connected together and are also very beautiful.
Although common, whole herbs can be used medicinally.
According to the investigation, the components of pterodactylus contain anti-tumor, antioxidant, anti-cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease, lipid-lowering, hypoglycemic, antihypertensive and other effects.
When the winged chrysanthemum is tender, it can be eaten as a wild vegetable and can cool down the fire.
When I was a child, my family and I used to pick this wild vegetable, and it was bitter and refreshing to eat.
When the winged chrysanthemum is slightly older, the stem becomes hard. Therefore, they are often collected in the countryside and fed to pigs and chickens.
Of course, whenever the winged chrysanthemums bloom, the girls always pick a few flowers to wear on their heads.
Sometimes, I will also take a handful home and insert it into the bottle to make decorative flower arrangements.
Now that it is the opening season of winged fruit chrysanthemums, clusters of small yellow flowers can often be seen on the side of the road.
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