The difference between bittern and dandelion

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1. Differences in leaves

2. The difference between flowers

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Leaf differences: The leaves of bittern are linear or lanceolate, hairless on both sides, and have entire edges; the leaves of dandelion are obovate-lanceolate or obovate, and the apex of the leaves is blunt or sharp. Differences in flowers: Amaranth flower head with yellow tongue-shaped flowers; Dandelion flower head with one or several scapes and yellow tongue-shaped flowers.

1. Differences in leaves

1. Differences in leaves

The basal leaves of the leaves of Amaranthus japonica survive at the flowering stage and are linear or linear-lanceolate, including the petiole, which is 7 to 12 cm long and 5 to 8 mm wide. The top of the leaf is sharp and the base gradually narrows into a long or short stalk; the middle and lower stems and leaves are 5 to 15 cm long and 1.5 to 2 cm wide. The base of the leaf is arrow-shaped and semi-embracing the stem; both sides of the leaf are hairless. The edges have a full edge.

Dandelion leaves are obovate-lanceolate, oblanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, 4 to 20 cm long and 1 to 5 cm wide. The apex of the leaves is blunt or sharp, and the edges are sometimes wavy. The teeth may be pinnately fissured, sometimes inverted to pinnately fissured or large-headed, with larger lobes at the top.

二, Flower Differences

The flower heads of bittern are arranged in corymbose-like inflorescences at the tops of stems and branches. The peduncles are thin and the tongue-shaped florets are yellow and rarely white.

Dandelion There are one or several scapes, 10 to 25 cm high, the upper part is purple-red, the diameter of the flower head is about 30 to 40 cm, the tongue-shaped flowers are yellow, the tongue is about 8 mm long and 1.5 mm wide.

2. The difference between flowers

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