山东藜科沙蓬属植物新纪录种——沙蓬

Agriophyllum squarrosum,a New Record Species of Chenopodiaceae in Shandong Province

沙蓬是藜科一年生草本植物,由于种子萌发快、根系发达及生长迅速等特点,其适应干旱能力极强,能在干旱和荒漠地区生长,可防风固沙,因而具有重要的生态意义。另外,沙蓬种子富含各种微量元素、蛋白质、淀粉、黄酮、皂苷和多酚类化合物等,食用和药用价值高。2023年9月,在进行山东省草本植物资源调查时,在山东省烟台市莱州市发现一种沙蓬属植物,经鉴定为沙蓬(Agriophyllum squarrosum(L.)Moq.),是山东新纪录植物。

Agriophyllum squarrosum is an annual plant of Chenopodiaceae,due to fast seed germination,well-developed root system and rapid growth,it can be well adapted to drought,so it is able to grow in arid and desert areas.It can prevent wind and fix sand,and therefore is of important ecological significance.In addition,A.squarrosum seeds are rich in various trace elements,proteins,starch,flavonoids,saponins,and polyphenolic compounds,and have high edible and medicinal value.In September 2023,during the investigation of herbaceous plant resources of Shandong Province,a plant species of Agriophyllum was discovered in Laizhou,Yantai,Shandong Province,and identified as Agriophyllum squarrosum(L.)Moq,it is a newly recorded plant in Shandong.