How to identify Ashitaba

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1. Stem

2. Leaves

3. Flowers

4. Fruit

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Stem: upright, with many branches and yellow sap inside. Leaves: Long stalks, large leaves with 1-2 pinnate 3 compound leaves, serrated edges, hairless. Flowers: compound umbels, milky red, numerous in number. Fruit: oblong, slightly flat skin.

1. Stem

1. Stem

The stem of Ashitaba contains yellow sap, is upright and has many branches. Judging from the appearance, cocoa is divided into three varieties: red-stem species, green-stem species and mixed species.

2. Leaves

Ashitaba The leaves have long stalks, and the large leaves have 1-2 pinnate and 3 compound leaves with shallow or deep lobes. The small pinnate leaves are oval or broadly oval, about 4-8 cm wide, with a pointed apex and edges. Serrated, hairless and smooth on both sides, the leaves on the stem gradually become smaller.

3. Flowers

Ashitaba It is a compound umbel with short hairs, no middle bracts, and several broad linear bracts. The number of florets is large, the color is creamy yellow, and the petals are 5 inwardly curved.

IV. Fruit

Ashitaba The fruit is oblong and slightly flattened. The fruiting period is from September to December.

2. Leaves

3. Flowers

4. Fruit

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