The difference between onion and leek

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1. Differences in leaves

2. The difference between flowers

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Leaves: Onion orchid is narrow linear and thick. The leaves of leek orchid are linear, flat and similar to leeks, and the flowers are wider than the former: the leek orchid has spathe-shaped involucres, the involucres are brownish-red, the flowers are white, and the outside is often tinged with light red. The leek involucre is lavender-red, and the flower color is rose red or pink.

1. Differences in leaves

1. Leaf differences

Onion orchid leaves are narrow linear, thicker, bright green in color, about 20-30 cm long and 2-4 mm wide.

The basal leaves of leek are usually several in clusters and linear in shape. , flatter, more like a leek, about 15-30 cm long, and wider than the former, about 6-8 mm.

2. The difference between flowers

Onion orchids grow solitary at the top of the stem, with spathe-shaped involucres. The involucres are brownish-red, the flowers are white, and the outside often has a light reddish tint, with almost no perianth tube.

Leeks also have solitary flowers at the top of the stem, with The spathe-shaped involucre is tinged with lavender color, the flower color is rose red or pink, and the perianth tube is about 1-2.5 cm long. The perianth has 6 lobes and is obovate.

2. The difference between flowers

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