The difference between white bird coral and red bird coral

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1. Differences in leaves

2. The difference between flowers

Leaf differences: The leaves of White Chick Coral are lanceolate or egg-shaped, with long leaf tips, greenish-white leaf color, and white spots on the leaves; the leaves of Cardinal Coral are thinner, alternate leaves, and ovate. Needle-shaped, leathery leaves, green. Differences in flowers: White Chrysanthemum Coral has cymes with red flowers; Cardinal Coral has cup-shaped inflorescences arranged in cymes with red or purple flowers.

1. Differences in leaves

The leaves of White Bird Coral are 2.5 to 7 cm long and about 1.3 to 3.2 cm wide. They are lanceolate or ovate, with long tips and green and white leaves. , sometimes there are irregular white spots on the leaves, and the midrib is prominent on the back of the leaves.

Red Bird Coral The leaves are thin, alternate, ovate-lanceolate, leathery, green, with the midrib protruding below and keel-shaped.

2. Flowers Differences

The flowers are in cymes-like inflorescences and are red in color.

Red Bird Coral Cup-shaped inflorescences are arranged in terminal cymes, with bright red involucres and red or purple flowers.

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