Dry lotus is also called dry lotus, it is also called dry lotus, dry lotus, cold lotus, dry lotus, money lotus and so on, it is a plant of dry lotus family, dry lotus genus, belongs to the semi trailing plant, the plant height is about 30-70cm.
Coptis is a creeping herb. It is a plant of Umbelliferae and coriander. The erect part of the plant is about 8-37 cm tall. The plant has dense pilose, so it is white or purple.
The shape of the leaf is round shield, the petiole is relatively long and thin, the diameter is about 3-10 cm, there are 9 main veins on it, radiating from the middle to all around, the edge of the leaf has a wave shaped shallow gap, the back of the leaf will have sparse hair.
The shape of the leaves is round or kidney shaped, the surface color is dark green, the back color is light green, the leaves have 5-7 shallow cracks, the edge part has irregular serrations, the back of the leaves has a lot of hair.
Lotus is usually single axillary, the diameter of the flower is about 2.5-6 cm, the color is more, there are purple, orange, yellow, variegated, etc.
The flowers of copperhead are usually solitary on nodes, or axillary or opposite, with 25-50 umbels. The flowers are green in bud stage and turn white after blooming.