《太平广记·卷四十七·神仙四十七》
万根藤子，一子生万根，枝叶都是青绿色，钩连盘屈，遮盖一亩地，它的形状类似芍药，花蕊的颜色殷红，细如丝发，约长五、六寸，一朵之内，不止千根，也叫它绛心藤。
万根藤子，一子而生万根，枝叶皆碧，钩连盘屈，荫一。其状类芍药，而蕊色殷红，细如丝发，可长五六寸。一朵之内，不啻千茎，亦谓之绛心藤。
Ten thousand root vine, with one child producing ten thousand roots. The branches and leaves are all blue-green in color, linking and coiling, covering over an acre of land. Its shape resembles a peony, with flower stamens of a deep red color, as thin as hair, approximately five to six inches long. Within a single flower, there are no less than one thousand roots. It is also called “crimson heart vine.”