What is Anelsonia eurycarpa? Let us help you truly understand it
Anelsonia eurycarpa (Earth Wings), a perennial succulent herbaceous plant. After the fruit matures, the valves and seeds fall off, leaving only a membranous septum, like a cicada's wing; it belongs to the Brassicaceae family, tribe Arabideae. Its scientific name was given in honor of the botanist Aven Nelson. It is now regarded as a separate genus, and this genus contains only the single species Anelsonia eurycarpa.
Anelsonia eurycarpa (Earth Wings) Introduction
Its Chinese name is chan yi ji, and its Latin scientific name is Anelsonia eurycarpa (A. Gray) J.F.Macbr. & Payson; it is also called Earth Wings.
Anelsonia eurycarpa (Earth Wings) is an herbaceous plant in the order Papaverales, family Brassicaceae, tribe Arabideae. It is very small, with rosette leaves that are gray-green, soft, succulent, and hairy. It has small white flowers in dense inflorescences. The fruit is 2 to 3 cm, elliptical. After the fruit matures, the valves and seeds fall off, leaving only a membranous septum, like a cicada's wing.
Distribution Area of Anelsonia eurycarpa (Earth Wings)
Anelsonia eurycarpa (Earth Wings) is native to the dry, gravelly sunny slopes of the Rocky Mountains in North America. It grows in high-altitude mountainous areas throughout the western United States.
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