The difference between conifer and sunflower

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1. Differences in leaves

2. The difference between flowers

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Leaves: The leaves of Echinacea are opposite, triangular, pink-green, with many small spots. The sunflowers are alternate, nearly cylindrical, linear or diamond-shaped, narrowly lanceolate, and green. Flowers: pine leaves and chrysanthemums are leaf-shaped, opposite, with many petals, ranging from purple to white. The sunflower has 5 petals and is reddish purple.

1. Differences in leaves

1. Differences in leaves

The leaves of Echinacea are opposite, triangular and fleshy. It is about 3-6 cm long and 3-4 mm wide. It has a convex tip and the base hugs the stem. It is pink-green in color and has many small spots.

The leaves of sunflower are alternate. It is nearly cylindrical, linear or diamond-shaped, narrow-lanceolate, smaller than the former, about 1-2 cm long, 1-4 mm wide, and green in color.

2. The difference between flowers

The pine leaf chrysanthemum grows solitary at the branch end, with a diameter of about 4-7.5 cm. The bracts are leaf-shaped and opposite. The pedicel is about 8-15 cm long. The calyx has 5 deep lobes and the lobes are of different sizes. , the petals are numerous, ranging from purple to white. The flowering period is in spring or summer and autumn.

Sunflower is relatively smaller than the former Small, about 2 cm in diameter, with 6-9 whorls of bracts and 5 petals. The color is reddish purple and wide-obovate. The flowering period is from May to August.

2. The difference between flowers

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