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The difference between orchid grass and wheat winter

Jane Margolis
2020-07-16 09:18:34
Leaf difference: the leaves of orchid are oblong or oblanceolate, the top of the leaves gradually becomes sharp, both sides are smooth and hairless, with fine teeth on the edge; the leaves of Ophiopogon japonicus are basal, in the shape of cereal leaves, with fine serrations on the edge. Flower difference: the flower of orchid is in flower head, white or reddish; the flower of Ophiopogon japonicus has raceme, white or lilac.

One, leaf difference

The leaves in the middle of the orchid are oblong, oblanceolate or oblanceolate lanceolate, about 5 to 10 cm long, 1.5 to 2.5 cm wide, and the top of the leaves gradually becomes sharp. Both sides of the leaf are smooth and glabrous, and the edge of the leaf has irregular fine teeth or coarse teeth.

The leaf bases of Ophiopogon japonicus are clumped and gramineous, about 10 to 50 cm in length, 1.5 to 3.5 mm in width, with three to seven veins, and the edges of the leaves are serrulate.

The difference between flowers

The flower heads of orchids are mostly arranged in compound corymbs at the top of stems and branches. The inflorescences are about 3 to 6 cm, and the flowers are white or reddish.

Ophiopogon japonicus has racemes, about 2 to 5 cm long. When it blooms, it varies from a few to a dozen flowers. The flowers are white or lilac.

Ophiopogon

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