The difference between scutellaria baicalensis and shepherd's purse

1. Leaf Difference

The leaves of the spathiphyllum are sparse or leafless. The basal leaves are rosette-shaped, long obovate, slightly obtuse at the apex, with sparse fine teeth on the margin or nearly entire. The stem leaves are long ovate or ovate, with the apex gradually becoming pointed, the base is cuneate or gradually becoming rounded, the rounding has fine serrations, and the leaves are sessile.

The petiole of shepherd's purse is 5 to 40 mm long, and the stem leaves are narrow lanceolate or lanceolate, 5 to 6.5 mm long, 2 to 15 mm wide, and have an arrow-shaped base.

2. Flower Differences

The raceme of the scutellaria has 25 to 90 flowers, densely arranged in an umbel shape. The petals are yellow, turning white after flowering, and are inverted wedge-shaped, about 2 mm long, with a concave apex.

Shepherd's purse has terminal and axillary racemes, with pedicels 3 to 8 cm long, sepals oblong, 1.5 to 2 mm long, and petals white, ovate, 2 to 3 mm long.