The difference between bitter herbs and dandelions

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1. Differences in plants:

2. Differences in flowers:

3. Differences in leaves:


Plant classification: bittercress stems are upright, divided into above-ground stems and underground stems; dandelion stems are smooth with white pompon at the top. Flower distinction: Sophora petals are bright yellow in color and have a long flowering period; dandelion petals are bright yellow in color. Distinguishing of leaves: the former has shallow cracks at the edge of the leaves; the latter has narrower and longer leaves with deeper cracks.


The difference between bitter herbs and dandelions
1. Differences in plants:

1. Differences in plants:

Bitter greens, also known as endive, have upright stems with a height of about 30 to 80 centimeters. They are divided into above-ground stems and underground stems. The above-ground stems have almost no branches, and the underground stems have almost no branches. There are many small fibrous roots.

Dandelion is an herbaceous plant of the Asteraceae family. Its stems are smooth and textureless, and there are white pom-poms at the top of the stems, which are in the shape of woolen balls.

Bitter vegetable plant

Dandelion plant

2. Differences in flowers:

The flower color of sowroot is bright yellow, the style is slender, and it blooms at the top. The flowering period is from July to March of the next year, and the flowering period is long.

The color of dandelion flowers tends to be bright yellow, which is more colorful than the previous one. The flowering period is from April to September.

Bitter Herb Flowers

Dandelion Flowers

3. Differences in leaves:

Bitter leaves are long and narrow, about 8 to 20 cm long and 2 to 5 cm wide, with sparse and shallow cracks on the edges of the leaves.

Dandelion leaves are more narrow and elongated, with various leaf shapes and deeper cracks at the edges.

Bitter vegetable leaves

Dandelion leaves


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3. Differences in leaves:














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