What kinds of precious plants are there on Dinghu Mountain?

Dinghushan is full of treasures and treasures. There are more than 2,500 kinds of higher plants in the nature reserve of 1 133ha, accounting for about a quarter of the total plants in Guangdong. 1845 among the wild higher plants, there are 22 species of Alsophila spinulosa, Cercis chinensis, Aquilaria sinensis and other national protected plants, and as many as 30 species of plants endemic to South China and model producing areas such as Dinghu Holly and Dinghu Cinnamomum camphora. Known as a living fossil, the ancient Alsophila spinulosa in relict plant escaped the catastrophe of Quaternary glaciers and survived in Dinghushan. Although there are few wild populations, its cousin Alsophila spinulosa chose a damp and cool place to settle down and became a prosperous family. After 40 years of protection and reproduction, some rare and endangered species are no longer lonely in Dinghushan, and their families are not rich. Gemu has become a community, and the descendants of sightseeing wood and feather pine have long been integrated into the plant family, and their traces can be seen everywhere. Bamboo and cypress with long leaves have become a unique street tree species in Dinghushan, welcoming guests from all directions with a smile. Four species, all inclusive, coexist and prosper together, gather here and decorate Dinghu Mountain with flowers and vitality. In spring, a string of glittering, plump and moving sparrows, white and green, red and purple, bloomed on the thick stems of Yau Ma Teng, like a group of sparrows arranged neatly and flapping their wings. More than 20 species of rhododendrons in South China are in full bloom, red, white, purple and pink, all over the mountains, competing for spring. In early summer, Castanea henryi and Schima superba are in full bloom, and clusters of pale yellow flowers are dotted on the uneven crown, shining in the sun, thus attracting swarms of bees to dance with butterflies. In autumn and winter, the leaves of Du Ying, Tian Miao and Sapium sebiferum turn from green to red, like a touch of blood surging in the dark green. The fruit of Solanum nigrum is as bright as agate, like strings of beads, hanging upside down on a straight stem, dazzling. The bright red and huge fruit of Camellia oleifera will make you walk into an apple orchard with spring flowers and autumn fruits. Osmanthus fragrans has a strong and refreshing fragrance, which makes people linger and fly. Biologists call Dinghushan a "treasure house of species" and a "gene bank", which is rich in plants and has various uses. There are more than 320 species of excellent timber trees, such as Gemu and wild litchi, and more than 900 species of medicinal plants. Besides the well-known Morinda officinalis, Cinnamomum cassia and Polygonum multiflorum Thunb, there are 58 kinds of medicinal fungi, such as Rhododendron purpurea, soybean, Ganoderma lucidum, puffball and Cordyceps sinensis, which can cure chronic bronchitis. Among more than 300 kinds of wild garden ornamental plants, Guangdong Evergreen and pig iron. More than 20 kinds of wild fruits are closely related to people's lives. Although the fruits of wild litchi and wild longan have deteriorated and become bitter and unpalatable, they are indispensable gene sources for improving, rejuvenating and cultivating new varieties. Among 10 kinds of health beverage plants, Ilex kudingcha and Gynostemma pentaphyllum have benefited ordinary people, but the special product of Dinghu Lake, Anemone purpurea, which is praised by contemporary writer Guo Moruo as "guests don't need tea and wine, and the cup is full of Anemone purpurea", is very precious because it is rooted in the precipice. In addition, there are more than 80 kinds of oil plants10, more than 40 kinds of starch and aromatic plants, more than 60 kinds of fiber plants 1 10, and more than 60 kinds of tanning plants. For more information, please refer to/Dinghushan official website.