The difference between snake bed and carrot

1. Plant differentiation

The carrot plant is relatively tall, ranging from 15 to 120 centimeters in height.

The plant of Cnidium monnieri is small and short, about ten to sixty centimeters tall. If you compare two species of the same age, you can easily distinguish them.

2. Flower classification

The carrot inflorescence is relatively large, the flowers are compound cymes with pinnate-shaped bracts, the cymes have sticky hooks and an unpleasant odor.

The flowers of Cnidium monnieri are similar, but the petals are smaller, the flowers are compound cymes, the bracts are pinnate and undivided, and there are no sticky hooks on the cymes.

3. Differences between stems and leaves

The former has leaves that grow more densely, with thick underground stems, and the leaves grow in a whorl around the main stem of the plant. The latter has relatively sparse leaves and no thick underground stems.