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  • Title: [Study on biological characteristics of Thesium chinense].
    Author: Luo F, Guo Q, Wang C, Zhang X.
    Journal: Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi; 2012 Jan; 37(2):176-80. PubMed ID: 22737846.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: To study the biological and growth characteristics of Thesium chinense. METHOD: The wild population was observed in certain sites, pot and indoor experiments were applied for cultivated plant. RESULT AND CONCLUSION: 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.
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