1. Anemarrhena, the name of Chinese medicine. It is a perennial herbaceous plant with rhizomes and slender lanceolate leaves clustered from the base. The flower stems grow from the leaves, and are cylindrical and upright, with racemes in clusters and spikes at the top. The flowers are pink and lavender. to white; the fruit is oblong and contains many black seeds. The flowering and fruiting period is from June to September.

2. It is cultivated all over China. It has strong drought and cold resistance and can grow in barren mountains, deserts and wastelands with little rain. It is the first choice for greening mountainous areas and wastelands.