Yangxincao is a perennial herb. The rhizome is short, the thick stem is 20-50 cm high, has 1-3 stems, is upright, hairless, and unbranched. The leaves are alternate, narrowly lanceolate, elliptical-lanceolate to ovate-oblanceolate, with a tapered apex, wedge-shaped base, and irregularly serrated edges;

The leaves are solid and almost leathery. The cymes are multi-flowered, horizontally branched, spread out, supported by bracts. Sepals 5, linear, fleshy, unequal in length, 3-5 mm long, apex blunt; petals 5, yellow, oblong to elliptical-lanceolate, with short tips;

stamens 10, relatively The petals are short; the scales are 5, nearly square, 0.3 mm long, the carpels are 5, ovate-oblong, connate at the base, convex ventrally, and the style is long subulate. The follicles are arranged in a starburst shape and are 7 mm long; the seeds are oval and about 1 mm long. The flowering period is from June to July and the fruiting period is from August to September.

Extended information:

It is native to East Asia. Data records that it is distributed in Northeast my country, North China, and East China. There are a small number of introductions in other areas of my country, and it has good adaptability.

Cultivation of Yangxincao is very easy, and it reproduces quickly. It can grow normally in both the south and the north. The soil requirements are not strict and it is suitable to grow in fertile, loose and well-drained soil. It should not be planted in low-lying, damp places. Just pay attention to weeding, prevent waterlogging in rainy seasons, and water during droughts, and you can grow smoothly.