The main varieties of the top ten merits

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Broad leaves

Thin leaves

South China category

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Look closely at pictures of this plant and you'll notice they don't all look exactly the same. This is because although they all belong to this category of plants, their varieties are different. So, how many different types are there? Where do their differences lie? Detailed introduction follows.

Broad leaves

Broad-leaved type

It is also known as "big-leaved yellow cypress", "mouse thorn", etc. It is an evergreen shrub. Its height is about four meters. The leaves are pinnately compound and are about thirty to forty-five centimeters in length. The smaller leaves are broadly oval or long-ovate, and are six to twelve centimeters in length. The apex is pointed and the edges have two to eight teeth, and the base is nearly heart-shaped. As for the color, it's green on top and a bit off-white on the bottom. There are also its flowers, racemes, relatively thick stalks, one bract, nine sepals, and six petals. The fruit is oval and dark blue.

Slender leaves

< p>It is also called "Maoertou", "Huang Tianzhu" and so on. Although it is also an evergreen shrub, its height is not as high as the first one, about one to two meters. Its stem is very upright, has many branches, and has no thorns. The base of its leaves is wedge-shaped, and the edges have about six to thirteen serrations. The color is also slightly different, with the underside of the leaves being greyish-yellow-green without the waxy white powder. The number of petals and sepals is the same as the first one, but the color of the fruit is slightly different. This one is blue-black, and there is a layer of wax powder on it.

South China category

Its height is about two meters, which is quite different from the first type, and almost the same as the second type. The stems are upright and rarely branched. The apex of its leaves is spike-shaped, the bottom is also wedge-shaped, and the edges have two to six teeth, which are relatively large. Its flowers are loose, drooping, and light yellow in color. Its fruit shape is different from the first two, it is spherical, but its color is similar to the second one, blue-black, and there will also be a waxy powder.

Thin leaves

South China category

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