What are the native plants in Shanghai?

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1. Tracheloids

2. Pig disaster 

3. Tongquancao

4. Nandina bamboo

5. Pittosporum

6. Other plants

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Shanghai has a pleasant climate, which is very conducive to plant growth, so there are many native plants. For example, Trachelospermum from the family Apocynaceae and the genus Trachelospermum, the plant from the Rubiaceae family and the genus Lalacanthus, the family Scrophulariaceae and the genus Nandina, the family Berberidaceae and the genus Nandina, and the Pittosporum genus, Pittosporum genus, etc. In addition, there are dandelion, basil, horsetail, shepherd's purse, mugwort, saxifrage, wolfberry, paper mulberry, bittersweet, green grass, etc.

1. Tracheloids

1. Trachelite

Trachelite is an evergreen vine of the Apocynaceae family, belonging to the family Apocynaceae and the genus Trachelospermum. Its leaves are opposite. The veins on the leaves are pinnate and the leaf surface is slightly raised.

2. Pig disaster  

Porcupine is a common weed and a native plant in Shanghai, belonging to the Rubiaceae and Lalavine genus. The leaves of Zhupaisang are quite distinctive. Its leaves are distributed regularly and form a wheel-like arrangement on the stem, which is quite peculiar and interesting.

3. Quanquan grass

Quanquan grass is a herbaceous plant of the Scrophulariaceae family and the genus Quanquan grass. It mainly grows at an altitude of 2500 Areas below 1 meter are mainly distributed on grass slopes, ditch edges, roadsides, and also on the edges of forests near water sources. The flower shape of Tongquancao is quite distinctive. The petals are lip-shaped and slightly open.

4. Nandina

Nandina is a plant of the genus Nandina of the Berberidaceae family. Not only its leaves can be used for ornamental purposes, but it can also bear fruit. For viewing. Its fruiting period is from May to November every year. Nandina plants will produce small fiery red berries, which are very bright and conspicuous. Note that the entire nandina plant is toxic, so pay special attention to this.

5. Pittosporum< /h2>

Pittosporum is a tree of the Pittosporum family and genus Pittosporum. It is very common on the streets of Shanghai and can absorb harmful gases.

6. Other plants

In addition, there are dandelion, sagebrush, malan, shepherd's purse, mugwort, saxifrage, and wolfberry. Bone, Broussonetia spp., Sophora japonica, Qinggang etc.

2. Pig disaster 

3. Tongquancao

4. Nandina bamboo

5. Pittosporum

6. Other plants

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