Nature never ceases to surprise us again and again.On the planet there are fields in the vast grass which a person feels a dwarf.What grass is the highest in the world?Read more about this below.
concept grass
Botanists distinguish three main groups of plants:
- trees - plants are characterized by a high tree trunk, which runs branches,
- bushes - no main trunk.Instead, it formed several equally thin woody stems,
- grass - instead they stem soft stems that die annually.Divided, depending on the duration of the full life cycle (vegetative and fruiting period) on one, two and perennial.
Diversity in nature
On Earth grows a few hundred thousand a variety of herbs: burdock, nettle, aster, marsh tea, cornflower, oregano, clover, hemp, lemon balm, plantain and celandine ... impossible to list all.Man is actively using them in everyday life - eats harvested for fodder, preparing medicinal drugs, dyes, produces, manufactures tissue.
Nature gave us a very unusual herbs:
- chemical composition of valerian varies depending on the place of growth;
- Revenko grass produces a sound very similar to crying when her rip off;
- wood louse (the name of the herb is sometimes speaks for itself) - it is always wet to the touch, and where it grows, never byvet drought;
- crybaby-grass at dawn or before rain "crying" - on its leaves and stems dripping like tears;
- duckweed - a wonderful grass without roots, stems and leaves, and its flower is difficult to distinguish with the naked eye;
- St. John's wort and ginseng is not considered the most useful herbs, it is called "cure 100 diseases."
And what grass is the tallest in the world?
Amazing Grove
In the humid tropics often found amazing forest - symmetrical rows of light stems, straws, towering above the ground for tens of meters, still resemble a theatrical stage sets.Wall stand trunks - bare and smooth, only their tops dense evergreen decorated with large leaves.Here reign silence and light twilight.What kind of exotic trees?The most amazing thing is that this is not the trees!This is a high green grass!The most unusual herb in the world.The highest and the grass growing on the planet.Analogues of this plant does not exist.
walking among the giant trunks of slender, hard to believe that just bredesh the clearing, overgrown with thick grass ... Marvellous plant called bamboo.
Description plants
Botanists nearly 130 known species of bamboo.The world's highest grass belongs to the family of cereals.It is the homeland of South, Southeast and East Asia, and later she was brought to the African continent and to South America.It is believed that it happened in the days of James Cook.Types of bamboo differ significantly.At one trunk is thin and flexible, while others, on the contrary, a thick, rough, but very durable.Dwarf bamboo grows up to 2.5 meters, while the giant stretched to a height of 40 meters.Typically, the stem consists of a knee length of 25-40 cm.
Chemical composition as a whole is the same for all types of: 100 g of the plant contains an average of 90 grams of water, 2 g of protein, 5 grams of fat, fiber -1g, only 0.1 grams of useful carbohydrates, 25 mg calcium, 30 mg phosphorus, 1 mg of iron.
Bamboo loves hot, humid climate, which grows a large, bright green and succulent leaves.In temperate climates, where there is less humidity and lower temperatures, the plant also survives, but becomes thinner, yellow and may lose leaves.
notable feature of the miracle plant
Bamboo - record holder in many ways:
- is the fastest growing plant on Earth.The rate of growth is up to 40 cm per day.If you look closely at the stem, you can see how it grows.Its maximum height the plant reaches 1-1.5 months after the appearance of the earth sprout in the future of bamboo emits only rare side stems with leaves.This amazing ability to not have any other plant on the planet.
- entire population blooms at the same time once every few decades.After flowering, the bamboo grove aboveground part dies, but the roots remain alive.From the roots and fallen to the ground seeds for 5-7 years grows a new "field".Some types of bloom 1 every 100 years.The Chinese believe that those who are lucky enough to see it bloom, will be lucky to end his days.
- Bamboo - one of the most allergenic plants.
Application
This is the highest grass in the world is high-quality materials.In the dried form is used to create gutters, water pipes.
Bamboo Oriental peoples make furniture, musical instruments (mostly flute).Also stems - strong hollow straw - used to make casings, utensils.It is believed that the water stored in vessels bamboo becomes therapeutic.
From it the natives do primitive weapons - arrows, bows, spears.It is used in the construction of boats and ships, bridges.Because of split bamboo stalks weave mats, baskets, making pipes, blinds and even the sails.From bamboo leaves Chinese are doing high-quality paper.
Young shoots are used in food, including cooked refreshments, leaves and fodder.Often planted as a hedge, which also serves as protective and decorative functions.
In many Asian countries, the world's tallest herb is used as a medicinal plant.Its leaves treat measles, venereal diseases.
However, the plant has to be careful, because the ordinary bamboo shoots contain a deadly poison - cyanogenic glycosides, 50 mg of which killed a man.There were cases of severe poisoning bamboo leaves pets, especially horses were often ill.
cultural significance
Bamboo - grass, which many attributed magical properties.The Chinese believe that the plant gives longevity, in India it is - a symbol of true friendship, and Filipinos believe that the bamboo at the site will draw into the house joy.Japan adopted it as the symbol of purity and untainted heart.Although there are people who think bad sign bamboo flowering.This, in their opinion, portend hunger.
African natives revered bamboo for its strength and resilience.The best gift to the newlyweds are considered lightweight, strong and graceful bamboo products - furniture, utensils, decorations.
second place
What is the tall grass, which is in the ranking of giant bamboo plant is after?This banana.In third place is the variety of millet that grows on the island of the Indian subcontinent.Finally, honorable fourth place in the "world's highest grass" is the green of the jungle, which can easily hide an elephant.
Now that you know the name of the herbs that grow above 4-5 meters: all of them - the inhabitants of tropical countries with humid climates.
