No, in Tiantai County, Taizhou City, Zhejiang Province, an extremely rare new species with a very small population appeared, which is "Hua Ding Juaner". This species took a hundred years from discovery to naming, which is very rare. This achievement has just been published recently. This is the second new species named "Huading" in Tiantai Mountain since it was named 1990. The newly collected "Huading Ear" has only this nest, and there are only two distribution points in the world, Tiantai Mountain and Siming Mountain in China. So what are the characteristics of this species? Why did it appear in Tiantai Mountain and was named after Tiantai Mountain? Let's look at popular science from the Rubik's cube.
Zhejiang again! Why did it appear in Tiantai Mountain? In fact, there are precedents! According to the statistical data published in 20021,Zhejiang is located in the coastal area of China, with 99.03 million mu of woodland, 91130,000 mu of forest, 385 million cubic meters of standing trees and 346 million cubic meters of forest, and the forest coverage rate is 6 1. 15%. Tiantai Mountain, located in the north of Tiantai County, Zhejiang Province, connects Xianxialing and Zhoushan Islands in the southwest and northeast respectively, and is well-known at home and abroad for its "Buddhist and Taoist cultivation and beautiful scenery".
As far as natural resources are concerned, Tiantai Mountain is the head of the Nine Immortals, the "Tin Maple Lake" with a light body and a long life, and is known as the "Linda" with immortality, producing tea and so on. At the same time, Tiantai Mountain has a mild climate, with an annual average temperature of 65438 06℃, a forest coverage rate of 94.4% and more than 350 kinds of plant resources. Animals are even called "rare zoos". In ancient times, the book Geographical Distribution of Tigers in Song Dynasty recorded that there were tigers in Tiantai Mountain at that time, which also showed its rich ecological resources.
Then the question is, why did you appear in Tiantai Mountain? On the one hand, it is because the environment here is good, and on the other hand, it is because there is a precedent for the discovery of "Hua Ding Du Fu". Even China, the only two places in the world, was discovered in Zhejiang some time ago. Maybe people and animals and plants actually have the phenomenon of getting together. The constant emergence of rare species has also attracted other species.
What species is "Hua Ding Juan Er"? What are the characteristics? Ampullaria floribunda is a new species of Dianthus, and its population is very small. According to relevant statistics, there have been about 2,000 species of Dianthus plants before, and their "relatives" are widely distributed all over the world, including temperate and warm temperate zones in the northern hemisphere, and even Africa with harsh environment. For the new variety "Ding Hua Juan Er", it is different. Its characteristics are rare and rare. After many explorations by scientists, it is only found in Tiantai Mountain and Siming Mountain in China. As Tiantai Mountain belongs to the model producing area, it was first discovered here, so it was named after Tiantai Mountain "Huading", from which "Huading curly ear" came.
According to scientists' investigation, "Huading curly ears" like to be distributed in a very narrow range from 890 meters to 1000 meters. Observing the latest photos taken in the wild, the whole "Hua Ding Juan Er" is green with white flowers, which is very similar to many white chrysanthemums common in rural areas. The whole plant is relatively tall, with leaves of about 2cm, flowers of about 5cm and stems of 5cm, and short and dense hairs on the stems.
It is worth mentioning that the internationally renowned botany magazine PhytoKeys recently officially published a new species of Dianthus chinensis from Tiantai County-"Dianthus chinensis Y.F. Lu, W.Y.Xie et X.F.Jin", which is the best affirmation and official certification! So apart from this reason, why on earth did it cause such a big sensation once it was discovered? In fact, it is inseparable from its research process that spans a hundred years!
After a hundred years, the dust finally settled. Where is its rarity? I have to admit that the discovery of "Ding Huajuan" has added another member to our species, and the research on it has gone further. This is very rare. First of all, as far as its discovery process is concerned, it is a century-old BOSS, which is full of good things.
1924 Qin Renchang, who was still studying in Nanjing, appeared in Tiantai Mountain, and accidentally collected a plant of Cirsium, which was identified as the northeast cherry from Europe. From 65438 to 0955, Cui Youwen, an expert of the Institute, identified the specimen as Dianthus fasciatus, which was produced in the Mediterranean when compiling Flora of China. 1978, Zhang of Zhejiang University accidentally collected this specimen, but it was not identified at that time. Until 20 17, Dr. Jin Xiaofeng, a professor at Hangzhou Normal University, re-examined the specimen and found its uniqueness, and informed Xie, a senior engineer of Zhejiang Flora.
Finally, in April, 2065438+2008, Xie went to Tiantai Mountain, where the original records were recorded. After anatomical comparison, it was really consistent with Professor Jin's conclusion, so the species was named "Juaner" according to the place of discovery. More significantly, due to the new discovery of "Hua Ding Juaner", Tiantai County started the background investigation of plant diversity in July, 20021year. As the person in charge, Xie has found three new recorded plants in Taizhou in the previous investigation.
Secondly, its rarity lies in its scarcity. After many investigations, scientists found that there are only Tiantai Mountain and Siming Mountain, and there are only two distribution points in the world. Finally, for biodiversity, the discovery of new species of Dianthus means another species. Moreover, Dianthus species generally have medicinal and ornamental value, and "Hua Ding Juan Er" is so rare. If we can spread it systematically in the future and develop its various values, I believe there will be more surprises.
Summing up life is like this. If you put it on ordinary people, it may grow in front of you, but you will never feel any different in this life. But this is the joy of life. If one day you see an official report that a new species has been discovered, but you are surprised to find it beside you, what ecstasy it will be. Just like the smelly frog of Tianmu discovered before, many netizens said that it was not what they had when they were children, or even what they have at home now. So have you ever seen the same rare "Hua Ding Juan Er"?
In short, the ecological environment is getting better and better now, and many species are similar, which looks very normal to the naked eye. The emergence of these rare species is actually the best reward for our efforts in environmental protection. The ecosystem is a circle, and we humans are also in it. Relatively speaking, human beings may be at the top, and the greater their natural abilities, the greater their responsibilities. Ecological protection is a matter that benefits the present and the future. I hope more people will join in the future, so that more rare species will not be a problem.