The difference between white magnolia and purple magnolia

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1. Flower

2. Trunk

3. Bark

4. Leaf shape

5. Flower buds

6. flap

7. Fruit

The flowers of white magnolia are white and the flowers of purple magnolia are purple. You can tell them apart at a glance. If there are no flowers, we can distinguish them by the shape of the tree and leaves. White magnolia is slightly taller than purple magnolia, with slightly lighter bark and rounder leaves.

1. Flower

When we hear the name, we can understand its most important difference, that is, the color of its flowers. Magnolia is naturally white, and the remaining one is naturally purple. This is a very simple method of identification, so it can only be used when they have flowers. Usually we cannot know which one is called what by this method.

2. Trunk

In fact, the former is a tree, that is, it has a trunk and grows taller. The latter is a shrub, the main trunk is not obvious, and it grows shorter.

3 , bark

There are obvious differences between the bark of the two. Generally speaking, the color of the former is not as dark as that of the latter, and the color of the former is generally gray-white.

4. Leaf shape

The shape of its leaves is also very different. The former is long and round, with the widest part in the middle of the leaf and the stem of the leaf. It is also relatively long, about two centimeters, and it is generally obovate in shape. The color of the latter is egg row, and its handle is relatively strong.

5. Flower buds

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The color of its flower buds is also different, the former is whiter, while the latter is often green, and the former has more hairs and larger buds.

6. Petals

This difference is also relatively obvious, because the former has nine petals, and the lower three are changes in the shape of the calyx, while the latter has no petals.

7. Fruit

The fruit of the former is larger and longer, like a cylinder, while the fruit of the latter is smaller and short and round.

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