What do willows use to spread their seeds?

Willow is the general name of willow, glandular willow, weeping willow and other willow plants. It is widely distributed in China and has a wide adaptability to the environment. It is suitable for a variety of ecological environments, regardless of mountains, plains, sand dunes and polar regions. The general life span is 20 to 30 years, and a few species can reach more than 100 years. Let's take a look at what willows use to spread seeds.

What do willows use to spread their seeds?

Willows spread their seeds by the wind. The seeds of willows generally mature from April to May. The seeds are very small and have white fluff on them. They are called willow catkins because they are scattered by the wind, and willow trees rely on the flying of willow catkins to spread the seeds to the distance to take root and sprout. Also rely on the wind to spread seeds, such as poplar, dandelion and so on.

What is the function of willow seeds?

1, treatment of hematemesis: willow catkins, no matter how much, baked, ground into fine powder, warm rice to drink.

2. Treat the bleeding of golden sore: seal it with willow catkins.

3. Treat all malevolence, purulent blood distension and pain without collapse: on the catkins, purulent diarrhea and poison are reduced.

4. Treat facial sores and make purulent nests such as incense petals: catkins (smashing powder), greasy powder, upper two flavors, etc., grind well and apply it with oil.

What are the common species of willow?

1. Weeping willow: slender and drooping branches, narrow lanceolate or linear lanceolate leaves, strong vitality, is one of the common tree species, and it is also a common street tree in landscaping. It is cultivated in all parts of the Yangtze River basin and the Yellow River basin. It has been introduced in Asia, Europe and America.

2. Fraxinus mandshurica: the branch is erect or obliquely spreading, the middle of the leaf is the widest, the base is round or wide wedge-shaped, light-loving, cold-resistant, wetland and dry land can grow, root system is developed, wind resistance is strong, often grow in dry land or water wetland, it has not been introduced and cultivated artificially at present.

3. White willow: the crown is broadly ovate, the leaves are lanceolate to oblanceolate, the young leaves are silvery white on both sides, the adult leaves are often glabrous above, slightly downy or nearly glabrous below, and the inflorescences are longer, *, cultivated in Gansu, Qinghai, Xizang and other provinces.

4. Purple willow: the leaves are fine, spindle-shaped, green and smooth, the branches are dense, the plant is hemispherical, the male inflorescence is sparsely flowered, the female flower gland 2, the florescence is April, distributed in Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangsu and other provinces of China.