How to identify wolfberry

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1. Leaves

2. Flowers

3. Fruit

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Leaves: leathery, dark green on the surface, light green on the back, hairless on both sides, quadrangular, oblong or oval. Flowers: The color is light yellow, and there is a clear difference between male and female flowers. Fruit: spherical, bright red when ripe, fruit period is from October to December.

1. Leaves

1. Leaves

The leaves of medulla are leathery, square-shaped, oblong or oval, about 4-9 cm long and 2-4 cm wide, with three hard pointed tips at the apex. The spurs in the middle are often recurved, the base is round or truncate, and there are spurs on both sides. The color of the leaf is dark green, very shiny, and the back is light green, matte, and both sides are hairless. .

2. Flowers

Cowbone The flower color is light yellow. Male flower: The pedicel is about 5-6 mm long, with 1-2 broad triangular bracts at the base, the calyx is disc-shaped, the membranous lobes are broad triangular, the petals are oblong-ovate, and the anthers are oblong-ovate and degraded. Posterior ovary is nearly spherical. Female flowers: The pedicel is about 8-9 mm long, with two small broad triangular bracts at the base. The calyx and petals are similar to male flowers. After abortion, the anthers are oval and arrow-shaped, and the ovary is oblong and oval.

3. Fruit

The fruit is Spherical, about 8-10 mm in diameter. The color is bright red when mature, and the fruit period is from October to December.

2. Flowers

3. Fruit

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