Differences between Cotinus coggygria and Cotinus coggygria

1. Tree shape difference

The crown of the Cotinus coggygria is round, can be up to 3 to 5 meters high, and the wood is yellow.

The hairy cotinus can grow up to 8 meters tall, and its branches are reddish-brown.

2. Leaf Difference

The leaves of Cotinus coggygria are simple and alternate, with entire or finely toothed margins, slender petioles and no stipules, and the leaves are obovate or ovate.

The leaves of the hairy cotinus are simple and alternate, the leaf blades are oval or obovate, 4 to 8 cm long, and the leaves have entire margins.

3. Flower Difference

The Cotinus coggygria has a terminal panicle inflorescence with very small flowers. The calyx has 5 lobes, the lobes are lanceolate, there are 5 petals, which are oblong or ovate-lanceolate, twice the length of the calyx, and the disk has 5 lobes, which are purple-brown.

The hairy cotinus has terminal panicles that are lavender in color.