The difference between cat's claw and cat's whiskers

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1. Differences in plants

2. Differences in leaves

3. Differences in fruits

Plant classification: The height of cat's claw is about 5 to 20 centimeters; the height of cat's claw is about 1 to 1.5 meters. Blade distinction: the former has a blade length of 5 to 40 mm; the latter has a blade length of approximately 1.2 to 5.5 cm. Fruit distinction: the fruit diameter of the former is about 6 mm; the fruit length of the latter is 2 mm.

1. Differences in plants

Cat's claw is an annual herbaceous plant, height is about about 5 to 20 cm, and there are many fleshy spindle shapes at the bottom The small root is relatively hard, shaped like a kitten's paw, and has a diameter of 3 to 5 mm.

The cat's whisker is a perennial herbaceous plant with a height of about 1 to 1.5 meters and a square prismatic shape.

2. Differences in leaves

Cat The leaves of clawweed are broadly ovate to rounded kidney-shaped, with a length of 5 to 40 mm and awidth of 4 to 25 mm. The leaves are smaller and the leaves growing from the stem have no Petiole.

The shape of cat's whiskers is rhombus-ovate, with a length of about 1.2 to 5.5 cm and a width of 0.8 to 3.5 cm. The edges of the leaves are sparsely crenulated.

3. Differences in fruits

Cat The fruit shape of claw grass is spherical, about 6 mm in diameter, and the fruit ripening time is from April to July.

The fruit shape of cat's whiskers is oval, with a length of 2 mm and a width of 1.6 mm. The flowering and fruiting period is from May to November.

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