What is the difference between Duheng and Asarum?

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1. Leaves

2. Flowers

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Leaves: The leaves of Duheng are heart-shaped, and some are kidney-heart-shaped. Their length and width are three to eight centimeters. The leaf surface is dark green and the back of the leaf is light green. Asarum is mainly composed of roots and generally has only two leaves, which are heart-shaped or egg-shaped. Flowers: Asarum flowers are dark purple, with a bell-shaped cylindrical perianth, 1-1.5 cm long and 8-10 mm in diameter. Asarum flowers are purple-black, usually with only two leaves, and the perianth lobes are triangular and oval.

1. Leaves

1. Leaves

The leaves of Duheng are heart-shaped or kidney-shaped, 3-8 cm long and wide, with blunt or rounded front ends, heart-shaped bases, and lobes on both sides about 1 to 3 centimeters, about 1.5-3.5 centimeters wide, dark green on the surface and light green on the back. There are white spots on both sides of the middle veins of the leaves, short hairs on the veins and nearby edges, and the length of the petiole is about 3-15 cm.

Asarum leaves usually only 2 leaves, the leaves are heart-shaped or egg-shaped, with a heart-shaped base and a relatively rounded top, varying sizes.

2. Flowers

The flowers of Duheng are dark purple. The length of the pedicel is between 1-2 cm. The perianth is cylindrical, 1-1.5 cm long, 8-10 mm in diameter, and the throat is not constricted. The diameter of the throat hole is 4-6 mm, the membrane ring is extremely narrow, less than 1 mm wide, and the inner wall has an obvious grid-like mesh. The perianth lobes are upright, ovate, 5-7 mm long, nearly equal in width and length, smooth without wrinkles, and bloom in April-May.

Asarum The flowers are black-purple, the pedicels are about two to three millimeters long, and the perianth lobes are triangular and oval. The flowering period is also from April to May.

2. Flowers

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