我国新疆及青藏高原,群峰林立,在积雪线下生长着一种名贵的药用花卉——雪莲。 雪莲为菊科凤毛菊属植物,当地老乡把分布在2000米左右的石隙中的雪莲、叫做“石莲”,把在3000以上雪线附近的雪莲,称为真正的雪莲花。它的植株一般高达15厘米-50厘米,幼时全株有香味。茎粗厚,基部有纤维状残叶基。叶密集丛生,近革质、茎叶瓦生、圆形或倒披针形、矩圆形、无柄、边有锯齿。10-20枚头状花序,聚 China’s Xinjiang and Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, numerous peaks, growing under the snow line of a precious medicinal flower - snow lotus. Saussurea is Compositae Saururus, local fellow Saussurea distributed in about 2000 meters of stone, called “lotus”, the snow lotus in 3000 or more near the snow line, called the real snow lotus. Its plants are generally as high as 15 cm-50 cm, the whole plant fragrance when young. Stem thick, fibrous leaves at the base of the base. Leaves densely tufted, nearly leathery, stems and leaves wattle, round or oblanceolate, oblong, sessile, margin serrate. 10-20 head flowers, poly