What are the common varieties of copper coin grass

Common varieties of copper coin grass

Three-leaved pennywort

Three-leaf pennywort is the most common variety of pennywort;

It is a perennial herbaceous plant of the Umbelliferae family, and prefers moist and cool growing environments such as riverbanks, swamps, and grasslands. Its appearance: the stem is very contracted, the rhizome grows in a creeping manner, the leaves are basal, there are as many as 3 leaflets, which are heart-shaped, and the pedicels are slender and covered with sparse hairs.

The fruit is persistent, the petals are obovate-long, the capsule is spherical, the seeds are ovate, the flowering period is July to August, and the fruiting period is August to September;

Three-leaf copper coin grass also has the medicinal function of clearing away heat and detoxifying.

Broken coin grass

Broken copper coin grass is a perennial ground-covering herb;

Its appearance characteristics are: slender stems, roots growing on nodes, single leaves alternate, round or nearly kidney-shaped, 3 to 5 deep cracks reaching the base, the lobes are cuneate, and the back of the leaves is covered with hairs.

The whole plant of Broken Coin Grass can be used as medicine, and has the functions of clearing away heat and dampness, relieving cough and reducing phlegm, and reducing inflammation and removing stones.

Brontosa pennywort can be used to treat hepatitis, ascites due to cirrhosis, jaundice, nephritis, herpes zoster, cholelithiasis, cholecystitis, erysipelas, eczema, jaundice and other diseases.

Growth habits of copper coin grass

The above are the common types of pennywort;

Regardless of the species, the growth habit of copper coin grass prefers a warm and humid environment with half shade and half sun.

Avoid direct sunlight and need soft and well-drained cultivation soil, which is the key to growing all copper plants.