If wild plants are dug up again, they will go extinct, so please leave them alone.

Recently, Huahua has seen quite a few flower lovers posting pictures in their WeChat Moments, either digging up orchids in the wild or digging up rhododendrons in the mountains, and some even listing them online for sale! Huahua firmly opposes this kind of behavior! It is said that mountains of gold and silver are not as good as green mountains and clear waters. If too many are dug up, these species could very likely go extinct, and by then it will be too late to regret it!

Never dig up wild orchids!

Online, quite a few people have recently been selling wild orchids. Some say their orchids are called "down-the-mountain orchids," and they can basically dig up about 100 plants in 1 day, with roughly 5-8 seedlings per orchid plant, usually sold at 1.5 yuan per seedling.

On some livestreaming platforms, some people even livestream their process of going up the mountain to dig orchids, and they have even gained quite a following. One seller said he basically takes orders all year round and can sell several tens of thousands of yuan worth in a year!

Why can't wild orchids be dug up?

In recent years, the orchid-growing market has boomed, and many flower lovers pursue orchids of good varieties, which has led people to dig them up in the wild. But starting in 2017, 90 species of orchids have already been listed as endangered species, so everyone should absolutely stop digging them up in the mountains!

Stop cutting down wild rhododendrons!

A while ago, many flower lovers posted pictures in their WeChat Moments, saying a friend had given them dried rhododendron branches, and that they would bloom as long as they were put in water. For a time, they were sought after by many gardening beginners.

Many people searched online and bought them, and a bunch cost only 20 yuan, which is really very cheap. Moreover, under the name of "dead wood blooming," many flower lovers were tempted and bought a bunch to take home.

Why shouldn't wild rhododendrons be bought?

The "dead branches that bloom" sold on the market are actually rhododendrons from the Greater Khingan and Lesser Khingan ranges. They grow very slowly, growing only about 10 cm in 1 year. If they are severely cut, it will cause serious damage to the local ecosystem, and over time, it may even lead to the extinction of local rhododendron varieties. So everyone should absolutely stop buying them from now on!

Never buy overseas-sourced succulents again!

A while ago, customs seized quite a few smuggled succulents. Upon inspection, it was shocking: these succulents actually have hallucinogenic effects, and they had no quarantine certificate at all, having been smuggled in directly! Tell me, isn't that scary?

This kind of succulent is called Lophophora williamsii, and the price is not low at all. A single one can even sell for several thousand yuan. But this kind of succulent has no import quarantine certificate at all, and basically all of them are smuggled back from abroad.

Why can't overseas-sourced succulents be bought?

Lophophora williamsii contains an alkaloid called mescaline. If accidentally eaten, it can cause hallucinations, and over time it can lead to mental confusion, and in severe cases can even endanger life safety. Everyone must absolutely stop buying those overseas-sourced ones!

After reading Huahua's introduction today,

do you have any thoughts?

Huahua suggests starting with yourself,

and starting with the people around you,

to firmly resist this kind of wild digging behavior!

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