It has been considered as a rose,or a cnidium monnieri,or a ophiopogon japonicus,or a radix asparagi.

• 关于古汉语植物词"虋冬"名实的注解,历来说法不一,或认为即蔷薇,或认为是蛇床子,或认为是麦门冬,或认为当天门冬。