Penthoraceae

Penthorum chinense Pursh

Family: Penthoraceae
Genus: Penthorum

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Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 扯根菜, 干黄草, 水杨柳, 水泽兰, 赶黄草
Vietnamese: Xả căn

Synonyms

Penthorum humile Regel & Maack
Penthorum intermedium Turcz.
Penthorum sedoides subsp. chinense (Pursh) S.Y.Li & Adair
Penthorum sedoides var. chinense (Pursh) Maxim.

Photos

Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.