Chrysanthemums, sometimes called mums or chrysanths, are flowering plants of the genus Chrysanthemum in the family Asteraceae. They are native to East Asia and northeastern Europe. Most species originate from East Asia and the center of diversity is in China. Countless horticultural varieties and cultivars exist.
Artemisia is a large, diverse genus of plants belonging to the daisy family Asteraceae, with between 200 and 400 species. Common names for various species in the genus include mugwort, wormwood, and sagebrush.
The Ordos Desert is a desert/steppe region in Northwest China, administered under the prefecture of Ordos City in the Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region. It extends over an area of approximately 90,650 km2 (35,000 sq mi), and comprises two sub-deserts: China's 7th-largest desert, the Kubuqi Desert, in the north; and China's 8th-largest desert, the Mu Us Desert, in the south. Wedged between the arable Hetao region to the north and the Loess Plateau to the south, the soil of the Ordos Desert is mostly a mixture of dry clay and sand, and as a result is poorly suited for agriculture.
Polygonatum, also known as King Solomon's-seal or Solomon's seal, is a genus of flowering plants. In the APG III classification system, it is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Nolinoideae. It has also been classified in the former family Convallariaceae and, like many lilioid monocots, was formerly classified in the lily family, Liliaceae. The genus is distributed throughout the temperate Northern Hemisphere. Most of the approximately 63 species occur in Asia, with 20 endemic to China.
Eremopyrum is a genus Eurasian and North African plants in the grass family. One species, Eremopyrum triticeum has become widely established as a weed in parts of North America.
Miyamayomena is a genus of East Asian flowering plants in the tribe Astereae within the family Asteraceae.
Nemosenecio is a genus of East Asian flowering plants in the groundsel tribe within the sunflower family.
Heteropappus is a genus of Asian flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.
Hololeion is a genus of East Asian flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native to Japan, Korea, China, and the Russian Far East.
Leibnitzia (sunbonnets) is a genus of Asian and North American flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.
Miricacalia is a genus of flowering plants in the groundsel tribe within the daisy family.
Synurus is a genus of Asian plants in the tribe Cardueae within the family Asteraceae.
Erythronium sibiricum is a bulbous perennial plant in the lily family Liliaceae, commonly known as the Siberian fawn lily or Siberian trout lily.
Axillarin is an O-methylated flavonol. It can be found in Pulicaria crispa, Filifolium sibiricum, Inula britannica, Wyethia bolanderi in Balsamorhiza macrophylla and in Tanacetum vulgare. It can also be synthesized.
Chrysanthemum lavandulifolium is a flowering plant within the family Asteraceae and the genus Chrysanthemum. It is a perennial flowering plant that is often noted because of its yellow flowers. It has 18 chromosomes at the diploid stage.
Cynanchum acutum is a species of climbing vine swallowworts native to Europe, Africa, and Asia.
Iris ludwigii, with the common name Ludwig iris, is a species in the genus Iris. It is also in the subgenus Iris subg. Limniris and in the series Spuriae. It is a rhizomatous perennial plant with violet-blue flowers. It is native to the Altai Mountains in Central Asia, where Russia, China, Mongolia, and Kazakhstan meet. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions.
Achillea alpina, commonly known as alpine yarrow, Chinese yarrow or Siberian yarrow, is an Asian and North American species of plant in the sunflower family. It is native to Siberia, the Russian Far East, China, Mongolia, Korea, Japan, Nepal, Canada, the northern United States.
Erigeron fukuyamae is an Asian species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It has been found only in alpine meadows at high elevations in Taiwan in East Asia.
Hulunber Grassland Ecosystem Observation and Research Station in Inner Mongolia, China, is managed by the Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning (IARRP) of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS). It was established in 1997 and has an area of 400ha.
