Flylane belongs to the Asteraceae family, is a biennial or perennial herb, the stem cylindrical, longitudinal ribs, and attached to the green wings, the wings have needle spines. The leaves are elliptic-lanceolate, pinnately parted, the margins of the lobes are spiny, the heads are dry and shrunken, the involucre is bell-shaped, yellow-brown, the flowers are purplish-red, the crown hairs are spiny, yellowish-white, and the odor is weak.

Fei Lian is a traditional Chinese medicinal herb, with the effect of dispelling wind, clearing heat, inducing diuresis, cooling blood and dispersing blood stasis, also known as Fei Qing ("The Classic"), Tian Capsicum, Fuhu, Fuhu, Fei Pheasant, Wood Harvest ("Bie Lu"), Fei Lian Artemisia ("Thousand Golden Wings"), Lao Niu Erfang ("Heilongjiang Traditional Chinese Medicines"), Scarlet Flowering Grass, Prickly Fighting Grass, Lei Gong Vegetables ("The Records of the Hunan Medicinal Herbalists"), Dali Wang, Maple Head Tree, Fei Curtain ("Manual of Chinese Herbs"), and Flying Curtain ("Manual of Chinese Herbs"). Handbook of Chinese Herbal Medicine").

Chinese name

Fei Lian

Latin name

Carduus nutans Linn?

Alias

Fei Curtain, Fei Light, Tian Capsicum, Fuhu, Fuhu, Fuhu, Fuhai, Muhuo, Lao Niu Mistake, Safflower Grass