The representative plants of awn species are Artemisia mallow and Impatiens balsamina.

Ear seed is one of the traditional twenty-four solar terms and the third solar term in summer, which is celebrated at the beginning of June every year. There are some representative plants in Miscanthus: wormwood, mallow and impatiens. Everyone is familiar with wormwood, which must be seen every year during the Dragon Boat Festival and has many effects. Malva can be used as garden ornamental flowers; Impatiens were often used to dye nails in ancient times.

Representative plants of Artemisia annua

Artemisia argyi is a common plant in Dragon Boat Festival every year, and it is also a plant that can represent awn species. Artemisia argyi, a perennial herb of Artemisia in Compositae, alias: ice platform, weed control, etc. Plants have strong fragrance and have mosquito repellent effect. Because this solar term coincides with the Dragon Boat Festival (the fifth day of the fifth lunar month), every household hangs calamus on the lintel to ward off evil spirits and poison. Therefore, May was also called "general month" in ancient times. The head is oval, 2.5-3.5 mm in diameter, sessile or subsessile. Achenes oblong or oblong. The flowering and fruiting period is July -65438+ 10. Wormwood has the functions of warming channels, eliminating dampness, dispelling cold, stopping bleeding, diminishing inflammation, relieving asthma, relieving cough, preventing miscarriage and resisting allergy. Wormwood has many functions and can be used as medicine.

Representative plants of mallow

Broccoli is often used for garden viewing and has strong adaptability. Two-year or perennial herbs of Malvaceae. Native to Asia, Europe and North America, it is cold-resistant and drought-tolerant, and does not choose soil, especially sand. Strong growth potential, like sunshine. Flowering: June -65438+ 10. Plant height is 60- 100cm. Take a closer look and you will know that unlike hollyhock, the flowering period is the same. Flowers are suitable for garden viewing, ground planting or potted plants; Its white flowers are often used as medicine. Common cultivated plants in northern and southern cities of China, with occasional escape. It is distributed in Guangdong and Guangxi in the south, Inner Mongolia and Liaoning in the north, Taiwan Province Province in the east and Xinjiang and Southwest provinces in the west. Malva has strong growth ability and can be planted in a variety of soils.

Impatiens balsamina, a representative plant of Miscanthus.

In ancient times, women liked to dye their nails with impatiens. Impatiens, also known as henna, impatiens. Flowers are colorful, such as pink, scarlet, purple, pink purple and so on. Petals or leaves can be mashed to dye nails. Stems and seeds are used as medicine. The stem has the effects of expelling wind and removing dampness, promoting blood circulation and relieving pain, and can be used for treating rheumatic joint pain and unfavorable flexion and extension. The seed is called "Acute Child", which has the effect of softening and resolving food stagnation, and is used to treat diaphragmatic choking, throat, abdominal mass and amenorrhea. Impatiens are not only beautiful, but also effective.