Camel-thorn is a kind of herbaceous flower, generally flowering in summer, medicinal, like sunshine, breeding camel thorn is not technically demanding, but also need to pay attention to farming, please refer to this page for knowledge about the culture method of camel thorn.
Introduction of camel thorn
Camelus is a leguminous, deciduous shrub with prickly branches on the main branches, leaves are oblong, flowers are pink, flowering in June, the most prosperous in August, each flower can be opened for more than 20 days, pods, racemes, roots are generally long 20 meters. It absorbs groundwater and nutrients from the depths of the desert and the Gobi. It is a drought-tolerant plant that grows naturally. Because it has a very hard, small green leaf on its stem, it is called a camel, a herbaceous plant, and it is the Gobi. The only grass that can be eaten by camels on the beach and in the desert is also known as camel grass.
Camel thorns are mainly distributed in inland arid regions and are known as desert warriors. Camel-thorn is a low surface plant. Camel-thorn has the characteristics of cold resistance, drought resistance, salt tolerance, and sand resistance, and has the characteristics of strong adaptability, wide distribution, and large area, and plays a very important role in preventing the land from being affected by wind and sand erosion.
Morphological characteristics of camel thorn
The camel thorn is a semi-shrub, 25-40 cm high. Stems erect, minutely streaked, glabrous or pubescently pubescent, pubescent from base. Leaves alternate, ovate, obovate or obovate, axillary, inflorescence axis into hard sharp thorns, 2-3 times longer than leaves, glabrous, spurs of flowers of the same year with flowers 3-6 (-8), thorns of old stalks Flowers without flowers; flowers ca. 8-10 mm; sepals lanceolate, ca. 1 mm long; stalks 1-3 mm long; calyx campanulate, ca. 4-5 mm, pubescent, stellate or triangular. It is one of the three to one-quarter of the tube; the corolla is deep purple-red, the flag is long and oval, 8-9 mm long, the apex is obtuse or truncated, the base is wedge-shaped, with a short stalk, and the stalk is long. Round, three-quarters of the flag, the keel and the flag are about the same length; the ovary is linear and glabrous. The pod is linear, often curved, and slightly hairless.
Camel thorns, multi-branched shrubs; stems and branches with axillary long acupuncture; leaves small, single leaves, entire; leaflets born in upper part and petiole stalks; stipules small; flowers several rows arranged axillary Racemes, rachis of common axis; sigma-bullate, No cracking, often curled between seeds and masked inside the mask, but the pods are constantly separated; the seeds are kidney-shaped and have no seedlings.
The main branches of camel thorns are spiny, the leaves are oblong, the flowers are pink, flowering in June, the most prosperous in August, each flower can be opened for more than 20 days, pods, racemes, roots are generally up to 20 meters.
Ecological habits of camel thorn
Camel thorns can be seen everywhere in the Gobi Desert and the desert. No matter how bad the living environment is, this deciduous shrub can survive stubbornly and expand its sphere of influence. In the endless Gobi Desert, in an environment where poplars cannot survive, only a cluster of camel thorns glows with vitality in the sun.
In order to adapt to the arid environment, the camel thorns try to make the ground part grow short, while the huge roots are deeply buried in the ground. Such a large root system can find water sources and absorb water in a large range; while the short ground part effectively reduces water transpiration, allowing camel thorns to survive in arid deserts. Camel grass tends to grow into a hemisphere. The large clusters are one or two meters in diameter. The average diameter of a cluster is also about half a meter. The small stars are countless and extend beyond the line of sight. According to the locals, the roots of this plant are very developed, twice or even three times as large as the hemispheres on the surface of the earth. They absorb enough water during the rainy season in spring, which is needed for the life of this camel grass for one year. This played an important role in its survival in an environment like the desert.
Distribution area of camel thorn
Camel thorns are mainly distributed in the desert and deep in the Gobi to absorb groundwater and nutrients. It is a drought-tolerant plant that grows naturally. It is mainly produced in Ningxia, Xinjiang, and Gansu, and is grown on sand wasteland, salinized low wetland, and sand-covered Gobi at an altitude of 150 to 1500 meters.
Use of camel thorn
Economic Value
As an indispensable food supplement for camels in the desert, the economic value is objective.
Ecological value
The existence and growth of camel thorns have positive ecological value for maintaining the fragile ecological environment.
