Six fantastic plants in Tongbai Mountain
By HUO Daishan, FENG Lu, LIU Xiaming and QIN Xiufang
Abstract: Tongbai Mountain, located between Sui County, Hubei Province and Tongbai County, Henan Province, is the north-south climate transitional zone, with mild climate, abundant sunshine and abundant precipitation. The mountain is rich in natural resources and various species, an important gene bank of biological species in Central China. This article sorts out six types of plants with great ornamental and medicinal values that grow in this area at the end of spring and the beginning of summer, including Semiaquilegia adoxoides (DC.) Mak., Pulsatilla chinensis (Bunge) Regel, Clematis courtoisii Hand.Mazz., Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Ten. ex Breitenb., Smilax china L., and Delphinium anthriscifolium Hance, showing the beauty and charm of Tongbai Mountain at the end of spring and the beginning of summer.
Key words: Tongbai Mountain, plants, ornamental value, medicinal value
HUO Daishan, FENG Lu, LIU Xiaming, QIN Xiufang. Six fantastic plants in Tongbai Mountain. BioGreen - Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development. Vol. 1, May 2023. Total Issues 40. ISSN2749-9065
Semiaquilegia adoxoides (DC.) Mak.
Photo by HUO Daishan
Pulsatilla chinensis (Bunge) Regel
Photo by HUO Daishan
Clematis courtoisii Hand.Mazz.
Photo by HUO Daishan
Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Ten. ex Breitenb.
Photo by HUO Daishan
Smilax china L.
Photo by HUO Daishan
Delphinium anthriscifolium Hance
Photo by HUO Daishan