The Difference Between Xianfengcao and Pleurotus japonica

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1. The difference between stems

2. Differences in leaves

3. The difference between flowers

The difference between the stems: the former is 90 cm tall overall, the stems are square, and the nodes are lavender. The latter is slightly taller and has a blunt quadrangular stem. Difference in leaves: the former is opposite. The leaves are similar in size, about 3 cm. The leaves of the latter vary in size. The difference between flowers: the former has 4-7 white tongue-shaped flowers, while the latter has no tongue-shaped flowers.

1. Differences in stems

Xianfeng grass is an annual herb, about 90 cm high, with many branches. The stem is square, green in color, and most of the nodes are lavender. The stems of Psoramus are relatively upright, about 30-100 centimeters high, blunt and square-shaped, with sparse pubescence or hairlessness on the upper part.

2. Differences in leaves

The leaves of Xianfengcao are opposite, the color is dark green on the surface, gray green on the back, very shiny , about 3 cm long and similar in size. The leaves at the bottom of the stem are smaller, while the terminal leaves are larger and vary in size. The larger ones can reach 3.5-7 cm, and the middle parts on both sides are about 2-4.5 cm long.

3. Differences in flowers

Xianfengcao has flower heads arranged in an umbrella shape, axillary or terminal. It has a long stem, the involucre is green, there are 4-7 white tongue-shaped flowers, and a yellow tubular flower in the middle. Although the color of P. pilosa is similar, it does not have the ray-like flowers.

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