Flowering Whipping绣球
Flowering Whipping绣球 Plant Attributes
Chinese Name: Whipping绣球Also Known As: Ground Grass Fruit, Red Top Pearl, Top Pearl Grass, Bottom Line Fruit, etc.Latin Name: Hemiphragma heterophyllum WallFamily and Genus: Scrophulariaceae Whipping绣球 GenusDistribution: Shaanxi, Gansu, (T-W), Hubei, Sichuan, and other placesFlowering Whipping绣球 Plant Introduction
The Whipping绣球 is a perennial spreading herb, entirely covered with short pubescence. The stems are delicate, branched, rooting at the nodes, with thin stem bark that easily breaks and peels off when old. The leaves on the main stem are opposite, with short petioles, round to heart-shaped or kidney-shaped blades, and inconspicuous veins; the leaves on the branches are tufted, dense, and needle-shaped; the flowers are solitary in the leaf axils, nearly sessile; the corolla is white to pink, radially symmetrical, round to oblong, nearly equal, large and open, sometimes with transparent dots; the fruit is ovoid, red, nearly fleshy, and glossy; the seeds are ovoid, light brownish yellow, and smooth. The flowering period is from April to June, and the fruiting period is from June to August. It has medicinal value, with the effects of invigorating blood and regulating menstruation, soothing tendons and activating collaterals, and dispelling wind and eliminating dampness.
Flowering Whipping绣球 Image Collection
1. Whipping绣球 Image One