The difference between Mandragora and Mandragora

1. Different flowers

The flowers of Datura are relatively regular, with petals having five shallow lobes and the entire corolla being funnel-shaped. The flowers of many varieties are yellow-white in color.

The flower shape of the Datura is the same as the original variant. The flower pavilion is relatively tall and upright, with a height of about 30-50cm. The flower is a terminal umbel with 5-7 flowers gathered on it. The color is pure white, and the whole flower is reversed backwards. Its flowers are quite distinctive and easy to distinguish.

2. Different leaves

The leaves of Datura are relatively wide, broadly oval, with regular shallow cracks on the edges.

The leaves of Datura are relatively slender and very narrow, with a width of about 0.5-1cm.

3. Different varieties

Datura is also known as Datura stramonium. In addition to this, common varieties include hairy Datura and white-flowered Datura. It is a plant belonging to the Solanaceae family and the genus Datura. Although the names are very similar, it is essentially not the same plant as the latter and the difference is quite large.

Mandragora, also known as white flowered Lycoris, is a variant of the red flowered Lycoris, also known as white Lycoris radiata. It is a plant belonging to the Amaryllidaceae family and the genus Lycoris. It is a bulbous plant with a nearly spherical bulb at the bottom and a purple-brown outer skin.