The difference between Polygonatum polygonatum and Polygonatum vulgaris

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1. The difference between stems

2. Differences in leaves

3. Differences in colors

Stem: The rhizome of Polygonatum polygonatum is usually in the shape of continuous plants or nodules, and is rarely cylindrical. The rhizome of Polygonatum is cylindrical. Leaves: The leaves of Polygonatum multiflorum are alternate, oval or ovate-lanceolate to oblong-lanceolate. Polygonatum is a whorled plant with a strip-like lanceolate shape. Flower color: Polygonatum polygonatum flowers are yellow-green and Polygonatum odorifera flowers are light yellow.

1. Differences in stems

The rhizome of Polygonatum polygonatum is thicker, usually in the shape of continuous plants or nodules, rarely cylindrical, and the stem can be up to 1 meter high. The rhizome of Polygonatum vulgaris is cylindrical, with enlarged nodes, so the internodes are thick at one end and thin at the other. The stem height is about 50-90 cm, and sometimes it can reach more than 1 meter.

2. Differences in leaves

The leaves of Polygonatum polygonatum are alternate. , oval or ovate-lanceolate to oblong-lanceolate, about 10-18 cm long and 2-7 cm wide. The leaves of Polygonatum japonicum are whorled and strip-lanceolate, smaller than the former, about 8-15 cm long and 6-16 mm wide.

3. Differences in flower color

Polygonatum polygonatum is umbrella-shaped Inflorescences, flowers are yellow-green in color. The color of Polygonatum flower ranges from milky white to light yellow.

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