The difference between Ephedra and Equisetum

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1. The difference between stems

2. Differences in leaves

3. The difference between flowers

Stem differences: The length of the joints of Ephedra is 3 to 4 cm; the stem of Equisetum is cylindrical, dark brown, and can reach 1 meter. Differences in leaves: The leaves of yellow horse grass are bilobed and have a sharp apex; the leaves of horsetail are scale-shaped and the base is a tubular sheath. Differences in flowers: The flowers of Ephedra are oval in shape; the flowers of Equisetum do not bloom and reproduce through spores.

1. Differences in stems

The woody stems of Ephedra are short, some are prostrate, the small branches are straight or slightly curved, and there are thin longitudinal grooves on the surface. The length between joints is 2.5 to 5.5 cm, mostly 3 to 4 cm, about 2 mm in diameter, green in color.

Equisetum stems It is either transverse or upright, cylindrical, dark brown in color, up to 1 meter or more in height, 5 to 9 mm in diameter, with a joint length of about 5 to 8 cm, and is green in color.

2. Differences between leaves< /h2>

The leaves of Ephedra have two lobes, and the leaf sheath accounts for 1/3 or 2/3 of the total length. The lobes are triangular in shape and the apex is very sharp.

The leaves of horsetail are degraded It is scale-like, with the base forming a tubular sheath, and the sheath is about 6 to 10 mm long.

3. Differences between flowers< /h2>

The flowers of Ephedra are terminal on lateral branches, oval or oblong-ovoid in shape, with 4 pairs of bracts. The flowers are fleshy red when mature, oblong-ovoid or nearly circular, about 8 mm in length and 6 mm in diameter.

Equisetum does not bloom and reproduces through spores.

2. Differences in leaves

3. The difference between flowers

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