The difference between bluegrass and Ophiopogon japonicus

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1. Differences in leaves

2. The difference between flowers

Leaf differences: The leaves of orchid grass are oblong or oblanceolate, with the tips gradually becoming pointed, smooth and hairless on both sides, and fine teeth on the edges; the leaves of Ophiopogon japonicus are basal, grass-leaf-shaped, with fine teeth on the edges. Sawtooth. Flower differences: Orchid grass flowers are in the form of flower heads, and the flowers are white or slightly reddish; Ophiopogon japonicus has racemes, and the flowers are white or lavender.

1. Differences in leaves

The leaves in the middle of the orchid grass are oblong, oblanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, about 5 to 10 cm long and 1.5 to 2.5 cm wide. The top gradually becomes pointed. Both sides of the leaves are smooth and hairless, and the edges of the leaves have irregular fine or coarse teeth.

Mai The winter leaves are basally formed into clusters and are grass-leaf-shaped, approximately 10 to 50 cm in length and 1.5 to 3.5 mm in width, with three to seven veins, and the edges of the leaves are finely serrated.

2. Flower differences< /h2>

Orchid grass flower heads mostly grow on the tops of stems and branches and are arranged in corymbs. The inflorescences are about 3 to 6 cm. The flowers are white or slightly reddish.

Ophiopogon japonicus has racemes. , about 2 to 5 cm long, ranging from a few to more than a dozen flowers when blooming, and the flowers are white or lavender.

2. The difference between flowers

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