What is shepherd's purse called in the south?

Shepherd's purse is called water chestnut in the south.

Shepherd's purse is a seasonal vegetable in spring, which has a history of thousands of years and spread all over the country. Many scholars like shepherd's purse very much. Shepherd's purse is called water chestnut in Guangzhou, with many aliases, including nursing grass, intestine-clearing grass, pillow grass, chicken feet grass, blood pressure grass, Qingming grass, sweet water chestnut, fragrant water chestnut and so on. And it is the whole grass of Cruciferae shepherd's purse.

Species of wild shepherd's purse

1, shepherd's purse with broad leaves

Shaped like Chinese cabbage, the leaves grow flat, the plant spreading degree is 18 ~ 20 cm, the leaves are deeply split and notched at the base, the leaves are smooth and green, and the yield of fresh vegetables is high.

2. Shepherd's purse with hemp leaves (flowers and leaves)

The leaves grow in the shape of collapse, and the plant spreading degree is 15 ~ 18 cm. The leaves are pinnately split, deeply nicked, as fine as flying lotus leaves, green and delicious.

3. Purple shepherd's purse

The leaves grow on the ground, the plant spreading degree is 15 ~ 18 cm, and the shape of the leaves is between the above two kinds of shepherd's purse. No matter whether the fertilizer and water conditions are good or bad, they all grow on shady or sunny slopes, highlands or depressions. The leaf petioles are purple and there is a little fluff on the leaves, which has strong adaptability and good taste.