What is the difference between parsnip and nepeta?

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1. Differences in leaves

2. The difference between flowers

Leaf differences: The leaves of Fengfeng are oval or oblong with feathery lobes; the leaves of Nepeta are oval or triangular and heart-shaped, with serrated edges and are herbaceous. Flower differences: Parsnip has compound umbels, petals are obovate and white; Nepeta has cymes or panicles, the corolla is white, and the lower lip has purple spots.

1. Differences in leaves

The leaves of Fangfeng have long and flat petioles with wide leaf sheaths. The leaves are oval or oblong, 14 to 35 cm long, 6 to 8 cm wide, with two There may be three or nearly three pinnate divisions.

Nepeta leaves are egg-shaped or Triangular heart-shaped, about 2.5 to 7 cm long and 2.1 to 4.7 cm wide. The apex is sharp, the base is heart-shaped or truncated, and the edges are coarsely crenulated and herbaceous.

2. Differences in flowers< /h2>

There are many wind-resistant compound umbels. The top peduncle is 2 to 5 cm long, and the umbrella width is 3 to 5 cm long. There are 4 to 10 small flowers in the umbel, and the petals are obovate and white.

Nepeta inflorescence is cyme-shaped , or form a dense terminal branched panicle, with leaf-like bracts, and the bracts are diamond-shaped and small. The corolla is white, with purple spots on the lower lip and white pubescence.

2. The difference between flowers

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