[Study on biological characteristics of Thesium chinense].
OBJECTIVE
To study the biological and growth characteristics of Thesium chinense.


METHODS
The wild population was observed in certain sites, pot and indoor experiments were applied for cultivated plant.


CONCLUSIONS
T. chinense is an obligate root hemiparasite and perennial herb, stem and leaf were green, there were haustoriums on its root, can only achieve its whole life process when parasitized to host. T. chinense grows mostly in the humid wasteland and herbaceous community where water is generally abundant. T. chinense likes light, warm climate and acidic to neuter soil. The seeds of T. chinense have dormancy characteristics. The life history of T. chinense can divide into 5 stages: seedling, ramify, florescence, fructification and withering periods.
Institute of Chinese Medicinal Materials, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
Fulai
F
Luo
Qiaosheng
Q
Guo
Changlin
C
Wang
Xiaoming
X
Zhang
D035264:Flowers / Q000254:growth & development; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000254:growth & development*; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000254:growth & development*; D018547:Plant Stems / Q000254:growth & development*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000254:growth & development; D029630:Santalaceae / Q000254:growth & development*; D012621:Seasons; D036226:Seedlings / Q000254:growth & development; D012639:Seeds / Q000254:growth & development