Ghost needle grass is a kind of annual herb, the stem of the plant is erect, obtuse four-angled distribution, with the apical awn 3-4, and the top with barbed hairs, flowering and fruiting in August-October each year. The fruit is black and has some sparse verrucous protrusions, which will stick to the bodies of humans and animals when ripe, and then complete the spread of the plant.

Ghost Needle Grass is relatively common in our fields and slopes, so why is Ghost Needle Grass called Ghost Needle Grass? Because we walk past the ghost needle grass, it will quietly and unknowingly stick to us, when we go somewhere else, it will fall, you can reproduce in situ, this is also its common reproduction methods.

Ghost needle grass grows in what place

Ghost needle grass is a common plant, this plant like to grow in the roadside, mountain slopes, wasteland, wilderness, etc., and its medicinal value is relatively high, in China's traditional Chinese medicine occupies a place.

What does Ghost Needlewort look like

Ghost Needlewort is an annual herb, the plant's stem is erect, obtuse four-pronged distribution, with the apical awn of 3-4, and above the barbed hairs, Flowering and fruiting in the August-October period of the year.

The most peculiar part of the plant is its fruit, which is black and has sparse verrucous protrusions that stick to people and animals when ripe, and then complete the spread.

Ghost Needle Grass Alias and Varieties

Ghost Needle Grass is also called Shrimp Pincer Grass, Bean Dregs Grass, Pair of Forks Grass and so on, it is a kind of herbaceous plant in the family of Asteraceae, the genus of Ghost Needle Grass, the distribution of it in our country is more official, and common varieties are Pinnate Leaf Ghost Needle Grass, Small Flower Ghost Needle Grass, Willow Leaf Ghost Needle Grass, and so on.

What is the role of the ghost needle grass

1, medicinal value

Ghost needle grass as a very common herbal medicine, in the "Compendium of Materia Medica" are recorded, its bitter taste and warmth, with the swelling and pain, clearing the heat and detoxification, blood circulation, anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory, sedative and analgesic effects.

2, beekeeping value of the ghost needle grass is very popular

Sealed like, in the plant's flowering period, the bee collection is very busy, so it is possible to use the flowers of the ghost needle grass to make honey, the economic value is also very high.