Dancing grass plant dancer--Dancing grass (Codariocalyx motorius (Houtt.) Ohashi)

Dancing grass is a rare plant on the verge of extinction, also known as lover's grass, passionate grass , romantic grass. The flower language of dancing grass is happiness. This grass is a perennial Papilionaceae woody leguminous plant. It is an upright small-leaf shrub that grows wild in deep mountains and old forests. It is not like a tree, but grass-like, with a plant height of 60 cm, a seedling height of more than 25 cm, and long petioles. When three leaves appear, you can start watching.

Perfect introduction: The plant height of the perennial shrub is 60-150 cm. The leaves change with the growth of the plant. The first true leaves are opposite, and later they become single and alternate leaves. The leaves are oval or lanceolate and long. 5-10 cm, butterfly-shaped flowers, purple-red. The leaves dance up and down with temperature changes or music accompaniment, which is very strange. Can be used for cultivation, etc.

Introduction:

Dancing grass is also called love grass, windless automatic grass, dancing grass, and some people jokingly call it wind grass. It is a perennial deciduous shrub that is mainly distributed in the wild. In the deep mountains and forests of Sichuan, Hubei, Guizhou, Guangxi and other places. It is not like a tree, but like grass but not grass. The height of the ground plant is about 100 cm, and the height of the potted plant is about 50 cm. The stem is cylindrical and smooth. Each petiole mostly has 3 leaves, and the terminal leaves are 6 to 12 cm long. A pair of leaflets is about 3 cm long. The flowering period is from August to October, with small lips and purple-red flowers; the pods mature from October to November; the seeds are black-green or gray, and the seed coat is smooth and waxy. The plant's ability to respond to changes in the external environment is astonishing. If you play a beautiful lyrical music to it, it will be like a standing woman, stretching her sleeves and dancing affectionately. If you play disorganized, weird songs or make loud noises to it, it will "stop dancing" and will not move or turn, seeming to show extremely disgusting "emotions".

According to research by scientists, Dancing Grass is actually a plant that is highly sensitive to sound waves of a certain frequency and intensity, and is directly related to temperature and sunlight. When the temperature reaches above 24°C and on a sunny day, its paired leaflets will cross-rotate, kiss and bounce on their own. The rotation range of the two leaves can reach more than 180 degrees, and then bounce back to the original place, and repeat Turn. When the temperature is between 28 and 34 degrees Celsius, or on a sultry cloudy day, or when the sky is clear after rain, if you look at the whole plant, dozens of pairs of leaves sometimes embrace each other tightly like lovers, sometimes they look like dragonflies fluttering. Flying, dazzling, giving people a fresh, wonderful and mysterious feeling.

When night falls, it sticks its leaves vertically to the branches and nestles tightly. It is really a rare romantic grass in the plant world. In addition, Dancing Grass also has medicinal and health-care value. The whole plant can be used as medicine. It has the effects of removing blood stasis, regenerating blood, relaxing muscles and activating collaterals. Its leaves can treat fractures; the branches and stems soaked in wine can strengthen muscles and bones and treat rheumatic bone pain.

Origin of the name

There are a large number of linear leaflets on both sides of its leaves, and they are very sensitive to sound waves. When the temperature is not lower than 22℃, especially in the sun, it will be affected by When stimulated by sound waves, it will continuously swing up and down, like a butterfly fluttering its wings in flight, or like a girl lightly stretching her arms on the stage, hence the name.

Dancing grass

When the temperature reaches above 24°C and there is no wind or rain, the two small leaves will move when they hear the sound, constantly swinging left and right, bouncing up and down, sometimes fast and sometimes slowly. , which is endlessly fascinating.

The pair of leaflets cross and rotate on their own, get close to each other, "kiss", and "pop their crowns to celebrate", singing and dancing. Each leaf rotates 180 degrees and then bounces back to its original place, and then dances again, and the cycle begins again. But Dancing Grass only likes to listen to elegant music. When the temperature reaches between 28°C and 34°C, especially between 8-11 am and 3-6 pm, especially after rain and sunny or cloudy days, the beating is even more dramatic. The leaves of the whole plant are like long-lost lovers reunited, both embracing. , and like a dragonfly jumping up and down on the water, so gentle. The dancing grass potted tree is about 0.6 meters tall; when night falls, it sticks its leaves vertically to the branches, snuggling up tightly, as if resting quietly.

It is really a rare sight in the plant world. According to scientific research, the reason why the dancing grass dances is mainly related to temperature, sunlight and sound wave induction under a certain rhythm, rhythm and intensity. This strange phenomenon can be called a unique phenomenon in the world and a wonder at home and abroad. Taking advantage of Dancing Grass' special function of running on its own, bonsais can be made for people to enjoy.

The legend about dancing grass

According to legend, in ancient times, there was a beautiful and kind-hearted Dai farm girl named Duoyi in Xishuangbanna. She was born with a passion for dancing and had superb dancing skills. . She often tours villages of various ethnic groups during the off-season, performing dances for the poor people. With her graceful figure and dancing gracefully, she is like a golden peacock drinking and playing by the spring in the forest, or like a white crane flying freely over the fields. Watching People who dance with her can't help but indulge in it, forgetting their worries, sorrows, pains, and even themselves. As time goes by, Duoyi's reputation gradually rises and his reputation spreads far and wide. Later, a hateful big chieftain led many servants and forced Duoyi to his home, and asked Duoyi to dance for him every day. Duoyi refused to obey and fought with death. He escaped when the guard was not paying attention, jumped into the Lancang River and drowned himself. Many poor people organized themselves to salvage Doi's body and held a grand funeral for her. Later, a beautiful grass grew on Duoyi's grave. Whenever the music was played, it danced with the festival. People called it "dancing grass" and regarded it as the incarnation of Duoyi. According to another legend, in ancient times, a Dai girl committed suicide for love and transformed into dancing grass after her death. Therefore, once it encounters an amorous young man singing a love song, it will dance to the song.

Uses

The whole plant of Dancing Grass can be used medicinally. It has the effects of relaxing muscles and activating collaterals, eliminating phlegm and removing blood stasis. It can be cultivated and is a famous interesting ornamental plant.

Origin

Dancing grass is produced in Fujian, Jiangxi, Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan and Taiwan. It grows on hilly slopes or ravine irrigation at an altitude of 200-1500 meters. In the bush. It is also distributed in India, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Indonesia, Malaysia, etc.