How to identify lychee grass

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1. Leaves

2. Stem

3. Petals

4. Fruit

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Leaves: elliptical, oval or lanceolate, opposite, easy to fall off or broken, complete leaves shriveled or curled. Stem: square-cylindrical, surface gray-green to brown. Petals: Verticillium inflorescence, bracts are lanceolate, calyx is bell-shaped, corolla is light red, lavender, blue-violet to blue. Fruit: obovate, brown with glandular spots.

1. Leaves

1. Leaves

The leaves of litchi grass are oval or elliptical-lanceolate, about 2-6 cm long, 0.8-2.5 cm wide, with a blunt or acute apex and a sharp base at the base. It is round or wedge-shaped, with small circular serrations on the edges, golden glandular spots on the back, and pubescence on the veins. The leaves are opposite and easy to fall off or break. Most of the intact leaves are shriveled or curled.

2. Stem

Litchi grass The stems are square-cylindrical, about 2-8 mm in diameter. The surface color is gray-green at first and turns to brown later, and is pubescent.

3. Petals

Litchi grass Verticillary inflorescence, 10-25 cm long, will be extended when fruiting; the bracts are lanceolate, longer or shorter than the calyx; the pedicel and inflorescence axis are densely pubescent; the calyx is bell-shaped, with yellowish-brown gland spots . The corolla is light red, lavender, bluish-purple to blue.

4. Fruit

Litchi grass The small nuts are obovate in shape, brown in color, and have glandular spots. The fruiting period is from June to July.

2. Stem

3. Petals

4. Fruit

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