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Detailed Explanation of Notoginseng's Morphological Characteristics: A Comprehensive Understanding of the Plant's Features

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Notoginseng is a perennial herbaceous plant, 30-60 cm tall. The main root is fleshy, mostly short conical in shape. The rhizome is short and thick, commonly known as "sheep intestine head." The above-ground stem is erect, smooth and hairless, solitary, unbranched, with longitudinal stripes. 3-6 palmate compound leaves are whorled at the top of the stem, with long petioles; the leaflets number 3-7, oblong-elliptic to obovate, 5-15 cm long, with finely serrate margins and bristles on the veins on both sides. The umbel is solitary at the top of the stem, with numerous flowers, bisexual, yellow-green when first opening, white when in full bloom; the calyx and corolla each have 5

Notoginseng is a perennial herbaceous plant, 30-60 cm tall. The main root is fleshy, mostly short conical in shape. The rhizome is short and thick, commonly known as "sheep intestine head." The above-ground stem is erect, smooth and hairless, solitary, unbranched, with longitudinal stripes. 3-6 palmate compound leaves are whorled at the top of the stem, with long petioles; the leaflets number 3-7, oblong-elliptic to obovate, 5-15 cm long, with finely serrate margins and bristles on the veins on both sides. The umbel is solitary at the top of the stem, with numerous flowers, bisexual, yellow-green when first opening, white when in full bloom; the calyx and corolla each have 5 segments. The berry is kidney-shaped, bright red when mature, containing 1-3 white seeds, mostly 2, flattened spherical. Flowering period is July-September, fruiting period is September-November.

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