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How to distinguish taro and Dishui Guanyin

Mike Ehrmantraut
2020-06-30 16:20:30
Different leaves: the leaves of taro are lighter in color, showing light green and pure in color; the leaves of dripping Guanyin are darker in color, dark green and purple in the middle of the leaves. The stem of taro is different: the stem of taro is thinner; the stem of dripping Guanyin is much thicker. Different toxicity: taro can produce taro, no toxicity is edible, raw taro has slight toxicity; dripping Guanyin juice is toxic and cannot be eaten.

I. different leaves

Taro is the plant of taro, it and Dishui Guanyin belong to the plant of Araceae, so they are similar in appearance. If you want to distinguish them, you can distinguish them from the leaves first. It's easy to distinguish them. You just need to compare the two.

The color of taro leaves is light, showing light green, the shape of leaves is shield, the color of the whole leaves is pure, showing bright green, without any noise.

The leaf color of Dishui Guanyin is relatively deep, and the overall color is dark green. If you carefully observe, you can find that there is a little purple in the middle of the leaf.

The stem is different.

The stem of taro is longer, but it is thinner.

The stem of Dishui Guanyin is also very long, but it is much thicker than taro.

3. Different toxicity

The leaves of taro have a high ornamental value, but it is not a simple foliage plant, it can produce fruit, that is, taro, is not toxic, edible, but raw taro has a slight toxicity.

taro

The juice of Dishui Guanyin contains toxicity, and there is no edible part on the plant. If eaten by mistake, it will lead to poisoning.

Dishui Guanyin

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