Atractylodes macrocephala

Atractylodes macrocephala

  • Atractylodes macrocephala
  • Atractylodes macrocephala
  • Flower name
    Atractylodes macrocephala
  • Scientific name
    Atractylodes macrocephala
  • Alias大花朮, カラビャクジュツ
  • Place of originChina
  • Place of floweringFields and footpaths, Low mountains
  • Flowering seasonSeptember, October

What is Atractylodes macrocephala

Atractylodes macrocephala(Atractylodes macrocephala, synonym:Atractylodes ovata) is a perennial herb of the genus Atractylode, native to China. It grows wild on mountain slopes, in shrubby forests, and at forest margins. Compared to https://www.flower-db.com/en/flowers/atractylodes-japonica">Atractylodes japonica (scientific name: Atractylodes japonica), the head flower is larger and the color of the flower is red. The rhizome is used in a Chinese herbal medicine called "baijiu" or "karabyakujitsu.

Common name: Atractylodes macrocephala, scientific name: Atractylodes ovata, synonym: Atractylodes ovata, Place of Origin: China, Life Form: Perennial Herb, Height: 30-80 cm, Leaf Shape: chivalric-lanceolate, Stem Length: 4.5-7 cm, Leaf Width: 1.5 cm, Phyllotaxy: alternate, Leaf margin: thorny, Corolla Color: Red, Corolla Length: 1.7 cm, Flower Inflorescence: Head Flower, Head Flower Diameter: 2 cm, Flowering Period: September to October, Fruit Type: infertile, Fruit Shape: inverted cone with crown hair Fruit shape: inverted conical with corolla hairs.


  • Order
    Asterales
  • Family
    Asteraceae
  • Genus
    Atractylodes
  • Species
    A. macrocephala
  • Type of flower
    Radial symmetrical flower
  • Array of flower
    Monopetal inflorescence
  • Petal shape
    Head flower
  • Leaf type
    lanceolate
  • Edge of the leaf
    Entire
  • Life typeperennial herb
  • Flower colorsRed White
  • Colors of the leavesGreen
  • Fruit colorGreen
  • Height60.0 ~ 80.0 cm
  • Diameter of flower ~ cm

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