Succulent plant-- Qian Mudan

Cortex moutan is a succulent plant belonging to the genus Euphorbia of Sedum family. At present, there are two kinds of "Qian peony" in China's domestic market: one belongs to Tiffany, whose leaves are often gray, and the other is equal to Mosa (also known as brown sugar, red lotus), with dark red or brown leaves.

Qian peony

Morphological features:

Tiffany genus

Stem shorter than 5 cm. Naturally few branches, 7-10 cm in diameter, 2-3 cm high, flattened as a whole. Leaves Obovate, apex acuminate to acute, base 3.5-4.5 x 1-1.2 cm, distal width 1.7-2.2 cm; leaf color purplish pink light gray; smooth epidermis. Racemes, single or divided into 2-3 branches; bracts conspicuous, easily deciduous, 10-20 x 4-9 mm. Sepals erect, ovate-lanceolate, 4-6 x 1.5-2.5 mm, Corolla urn-shaped, subconical, angular, 7-9 mm long, 11-13 x 6-7 mm near base in diam., orange, apex often yellowish.

Qian peony

Mosa.

Stem shorter than 5 cm, 1-1.5 cm in diam., sparsely branched. The leaves are rosette, narrow, oblong to oblanceolate, acute, 5-10 cm long, 1.5-2.5 cm wide, deeply concave, margin such as cartilage, green to reddish brown, covered with a small amount of frost powder. Racemes, 30-50 cm long. Bracts fall off easily. Pedicel 4-10 mm long. Sepals sharply open to recurved, no longer than 5 mm. Corolla conical to urn-shaped, 9-15 mm long, bright red or orange.

Qian peony