The difference between cosmos and galsang flowers

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1. Differences between plants

2. The difference between flowers

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Plant differences: Cosmos plant has thin stems upright, single leaves opposite; Gesanghua plant stems are hairless or slightly pubescent, leaves are pinnately split, and the lobes are linear. Flower differences: cosmos flower heads, with white, dark red or pink flowers; Gesang flower head, with purple, white or pink flowers.

1. Differences between plants

1. Differences between plants

The thin stems of cosmos are upright, with many branches, and the stems are smooth or slightly hairy. The leaves are simple and opposite, about 10 cm long, bipinnately split, the lobes are narrowly linear, and the leaves are entirely toothless.

Gelsang Flower 1 to 2 meters high, with hairless or slightly pubescent stems. The leaves are twice pinnately deeply lobed, and the lobes are linear or filamentous.

2. Flowers Differences

The cosmos flower head is terminal or axillary. The flower stem is 5 to 8 cm long, with 2 layers of involucral bracts. The flower is tongue-shaped, and the front end of the petals is tooth-shaped, with 8 petals. Colors include white, crimson and pink. The tubular flowers in the central part of the disk are yellow.

Gelsang Flower Head Inflorescences grow individually on the tops of branches, 3 to 6 cm in diameter, and the peduncle is 6 to 18 cm long. The tongue-shaped flowers are purple, white or pink, the tongue is oval-ovate, 2 to 3 cm long, 1.2 to 1.8 cm wide, tubular flowers, yellow in color, 6 to 8 mm long.

2. The difference between flowers

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