What are the characteristics of Pingpeng grass

Pingpeng grass, also known as golden lotus, Pingpeng lotus, belongs to the genus Euphorbia of the family Nymphaeaceae. Next, let's take a look at the characteristics of Pingpeng grass.

Pingpeng grass has a very similar flower shape to water lilies, but its flowers are smaller than those of water lilies. And the color is also different from that of water lilies. The flowers of Pingpeng grass are yellow. In summer, large tracts of Pingpeng grass open in the pond, its ornamental is very high.

Pingpeng grass is a kind of floating-leaf aquatic plant. Its rhizome is thick and recumbent. The flowering period of Pingpeng grass is all year round. The flowers are yellow and have white villi. The leaves of Pingpeng grass are nearly round, with a V-shaped notch at the base, about 10-12 cm long. The fruit of Pingpeng grass is pot-shaped, about 2 meters long.

When the fruit of Pingpeng grass is ripe, it will reveal its white endocarp, which is the so-called seed of Pingpeng grass. Pingpeng grass seeds will germinate as long as they are at the right temperature. The seed is an important mechanism for the spread of Pingpeng grass, and the underground stem of Pingpeng grass is the most favorable way to expand its territory and occupy the territory after it reaches a new place.

Reproductive characteristics

In addition to the underground stem growing new buds and branches in the way of vegetative reproduction, seeds play a more important role in reproduction and dispersal. After ripening, the fruit splits and reveals the white endocarp, which is wrapped in the endocarp. The white endocarp is sea surface and slightly sticky, which can help the seed float on the water for a period of time before the seed is completely released. To the bottom of the water. Seeds can germinate as long as they are at the right temperature and there is no problem of dormancy. The seed is an important mechanism for the spread of Pingpeng grass, and the underground stem is the most favorable way to expand the field and occupy the territory after it reaches a new place.

Narration of ancient books

As for the poem du Fu, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, "gave Biewu Gorge to Nanqing Brother Xixi Orchard for 40 years": "Pingpeng did not settle down as much as it liked." "Pingpeng" in the poem is the joint name of "duckweed" and "Pengcao", which belongs to two things, and is not directly related to the "Pingpeng" referred to in this article. Plants such as "duckweed" float on the surface of the water, while "Pengcao" is a plant of the genus Euphorbia of the Compositae family, which has crown hair and flutters with the wind when it is ripe, so the word "duckweed" is used as a metaphor for moving around and without a fixed place to live. The "Pingpeng grass" mentioned in this paper is not a floating plant, its roots are fixed in the soil at the bottom of the water.

Landscape architecture and engineering application

Pingpeng grass is a flower and foliage plant, which can be used as the main material for the waterscape embellishment of an open garden, and it can be planted with lotus, lotus, pickle, cattail, yellow iris and other plants to form a colorful landscape. In the courtyard waterscape, the flowers of Pingpeng grass are small and colorful, which can be combined with rockery rocks and ponds, and can also be used as a family potted plant.

Pingpeng grass is a native plant variety with strong resistance to pollution, especially suitable for growing in a deep and fertile silt environment. Therefore, it can be used as a pioneer plant variety in lake environmental ecological restoration project. Pingpeng grass has developed root system and good adaptability to sewage. In the construction of constructed wetland, it can be applied to the enhanced treatment process at the end of the wetland system, which can improve the purification effect.

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