The difference between yellow calamus and calamus

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1. Differences in leaves

2. The difference between flowers

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Leaves: The leaves of yellow calamus are gray-green and wide sword-shaped. The leaves of calamus are green, sword-shaped and linear, much wider than the former. Flowers: The flowers of Acorus are yellow in color and have larger tepals. The flowering period is in May. The irises flowers are yellow-green, with very small tepals, and the flowering period is from June to September.

1. Differences in leaves

1. Differences in leaves

The leaves of Acorus are gray-green, broad sword-shaped, about 40-60 cm long, 1.5-3 cm wide, with an acuminate top and a sheath-like base. The color is lighter and the midrib is obvious. The leaves of calamus are green, sword-shaped and linear, much wider than the former, about 90-100 cm long, 1-2 cm wide, with a wider base and folded in half.

2. The difference between flowers

The color of yellow calamus flowers is yellow , the outer perianth lobes are oval or obovate, with black stripes, about 7 cm long and 4.5-5 cm wide. The inner perianth lobes are oblanceolate and smaller, about 2.7 cm. The flowering period is in May every year. The color of the calamus flower is yellow-green, the spadix is in a narrow cone-shaped cylindrical shape, and the tepals are much smaller than the former, about 2.5 mm. The flowering period is from June to September.

2. The difference between flowers

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