Snowdrops are pure white. However, the snow lotus flower corolla is purple, but because the body is covered with white hairs overall, the growth state is white overall.

Distributed in the alpine zone in many parts of China, Russia and Kazakhstan are also distributed. Born in the alpine snow line near the rock crevices, stone walls and ice sulfur gravel beach, 2400-4000 meters above sea level. The Tianshan Mountains produce the most, the quality is also the best.

The uppermost leaves are bracteate, membranous, yellowish, enclosing the raceme, with pointed teeth on the margin. Heads 10-20, crowded into a spherical involucre at the top of the stem. Involucre hemispherical, 1 cm in diam.; involucral bracts 3-4-layered, margins or all purple-brown. Florets purple. Achenes oblong. Crown hairs dirty white. Flowering and fruiting July-September.

Perennial herb, 15-35 cm tall. Rhizome thick, neck surrounded by numerous brown leaves . Stem stout, base 2-3 cm in diameter, glabrous.

Leaves crowded, basal and cauline leaves sessile, leaf blade elliptic or ovate-elliptic, up to 14 cm long, 2-3.5 cm wide, tip obtuse or acute, base decurrent, margins cuspidate-dentate, both surfaces glabrous; uppermost leaves bracteate, membranous, yellowish, broadly ovate, 5.5-7 cm long, 2-7 cm wide, enclosing the involucre, margins cuspidate-dentate .

Heads 10-20, crowded into globose involucres at the top of the stem, sessile or shortly pedicellate. Involucre hemispherical, 1 cm in diameter; involucral bracts 3-4-layered, margins or all purple-brown, apex acute, outer layer sparsely villous, outer layer oblong, 1.1 cm long, 5 mm wide, middle and inner layers lanceolate, 1.5-1.8 cm long, 2 mm wide. Florets purple, 1.6 cm long, tube 7 mm long, limb 9 mm long.

The achenes are oblong, 3 mm long. Crown hairs dirty white, 2-layered, outer layer small, strigose, 3 mm long, inner layer long, feathery, 1.5 cm long. Flowering and fruiting July-September.

The snowdrop is mostly distributed in the Tianshan Mountains of Xinjiang (Urumqi, Bokda Mountain, and Heshuo) and the Tibetan Plateau. Russia and Kazakhstan are also distributed. Suitable for a variety of complex climatic environments, usually growing in the high mountains below the snow line. Climate change, hot and cold, alternating rain and snow, the highest monthly average temperature of 3-5 ℃, the lowest monthly average temperature of -19 to 21 ℃, annual precipitation of about 800 mm, the frost-free period of only 50 days or so, the soil to the alpine meadow soil is dominated. Growing environment altitude lower limit of 2400 meters, the upper limit of 4000 meters above sea level.

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Snow lotus (scientific name: Saussurea involucrata? (Kar. et Kir.) Sch.-Bip.), because of its top shape resembles a lotus flower, so it is named snow lotus, referred to as snow lotus. It is a perennial herb, 15-35 cm tall. Rhizome thick, neck covered with mostly brown leaf remains. Stem stout, glabrous. Leaves are crowded, basal and stem leaves sessile, leaf blade elliptic or ovate-elliptic.

The uppermost leaves are bracteate, membranous, yellowish, enclosing the raceme, the margins with pointed teeth. Heads 10-20, crowded into a globose involucre at the top of the stem. Involucre hemispherical, 1 cm in diam.; involucral bracts 3-4-layered, margins or all purple-brown. Florets purple. Achenes oblong. Crown hairs dirty white. Flowering and fruiting July-September.

Distributed in alpine zones in many parts of China, also in Russia and Kazakhstan. It is found in rock crevices, stone walls, and ice-sulphur gravel banks near the snow line in the high mountains, at an altitude of 2400-4000 meters. The Tianshan Mountains produce the most, the quality is also the best.

25 grams of snow lotus powder (one), 20 milliliters of aloe vera fresh juice, 30 milliliters of cucumber juice, 1 raw egg, about 10 grams of flour, 5 grams of sugar, a little flavor. Mix well and place in the refrigerator to extend the use period.

Through this paste on the face, after 40-45 minutes, the paste will be dry, conjunctiva. At this time to water gently wash off the cream, adhere to 1 time a week, several times that is to feel the skin obviously smooth, elastic. As long as you do 1 month, will show quite good results, adhere to will make the skin white, rosy, and freckles, dark spots have obvious healing effect, but also can make frostbite or scarred skin recovery.

Snow lotus is now more rare, nineteen ninety years ago, part of the mountainous areas of Xinjiang at an altitude of about 1800 meters can be picked up snow lotus, the twentieth century in the elevation of 3500 meters below the traces have been difficult to find. In addition to the sharp decline in total resources, the snow lotus flower head diameter also fell from 30 centimeters to only 10 centimeters or so.

Reference:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Snow Lotus