The difference between ramie and linen

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1. Differences in leaves

2. The difference between flowers

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Leaf differences: Ramie leaves are alternate, herbaceous, oval or broadly oval in shape, with sharp tips at the top; flax leaves are alternate, linear or linear-lanceolate, and involute. Flower differences: ramie has axillary conical inflorescences with narrow oval petals; flax cymes have 5 petals, obovate shape, and are usually blue or bluish-purple in color.

1. Differences in leaves

1. Differences in leaves

The leaves of ramie are alternate, herbaceous, round oval or broadly oval, a few are oval, about 6 to 15 cm long and 4 to 11 cm wide. cm, the top of the leaf is sharply pointed, the base is nearly truncate or wide wedge-shaped, the edge has teeth above the base, the upper side of the leaf is slightly rough, sparsely covered with short hairs, and the lower side of the leaf is densely covered with snow-white of felt wool.

Flax The leaves are alternate, linear, linear-lanceolate or lanceolate, 2 to 4 cm long, 1 to 5 mm wide, with a sharp tip, gradually narrow base, no petiole, and the leaves are involute.

二, Flower differences

Ramie panicle-shaped inflorescences are axillary, about 2 to 9 cm long. The male flowers have 4 perianths, are narrowly oval, and are about 1.5 mm long.

Flax The flowers are solitary on the top of the branches or in the upper leaf axils of the branches, forming scattered cymes. The diameter of the flowers is 15 to 20 mm long, with 5 petals, obovate, and the color is blue or purple-blue. Available in white or red.

2. The difference between flowers

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