air plant

Another name for rooting on the ground

Undead birds, Mexican hats, lanterns.

Morphological characteristics of rooting on the ground

It is a perennial succulent herb of the genus crassulaceae, with a height of 50-100cm, solitary stem, branched, erect, brown. In early spring, a hard flower stem is pulled out from the center of the plant. The cymbal is wrapped in the calyx and Corolla. The seeds are small and striped. The florescence is from January to March. Mainly distributed in Fujian, Taiwan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan and other places of hillside, gully roadside wet grass, greenhouse and garden cultivation.

The growth habit of rooting on the ground

Like the sunny, warm and humid environment, more resistant, very cold-resistant, suitable for growing in acid soil with good drainage. Resistant to drought. Like fertile sandy loam with good drainage. The suitable temperature for growth is 13-19 ℃, and the winter temperature is 7-10 ℃.

The function of falling to the ground and taking root

Economics

The whole herb is used in medicine, which can detoxify and detumescence, activate blood circulation and relieve pain, extract toxin and invigorate muscle. Cultivated for ornamental use. Leaf cuttings are often used for propagation. In the warm season, the mature leaves are collected and laid flat on the wet sand. In a few days, the mature leaves can take root and grow into small plants where the leaf edge is missing, and after growing out, they can be cut and moved into the small basin.

Horticulture

Rooting with broad leaves is the most common succulent plant. Its leaves are thick and juicy, the edges grow neat and beautiful adventitious buds, shaped like a group of small butterflies, fly to the ground, immediately take root to breed future generations, quite interesting. Used for potted plants, it is a good material for windowsill greening, and it is also elegant and interesting to decorate the study and guest room.

Medicinal use

Whole grass (rooting on the ground): slightly sour, astringent, cool. Detumescence, promoting blood circulation and relieving pain, removing toxin and activating muscle. It is used externally for carbuncle, sore, breast carbuncle, erysipelas, otitis media, gills, traumatic bleeding, fall injury, fracture, burn and scald.