Difference Between Dandelion and Dandelion

leaf

The leaves of dandelion are obovate-lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, obtuse or acute at the tip, with wavy teeth or deep pinnate-like fissures on the edges. The lobes at the top of the leaves are relatively large, triangular or triangular-shaped.

The edges of the leaves are all serrated, flat or growing inverted, with small teeth between the lobes, gradually narrowing into petioles at the bottom. The petioles and main veins are reddish-purple and covered with spider-like white soft hairs.

The leaves of dandelion grow in clusters and fall off when the flowers bloom. They are generally oval or elliptical in shape, not divided, and have blunt or pointed tips.

The base of the leaves is wedge-shaped, with coarse serrations on the edges, dark green on the top and light green on the back. No hair covering.

The stem leaves are opposite, often deeply pinnate, with the terminal lobes being ovate or lanceolate, gradually tapering from the apex, with coarse serrations, and covered with hairs on both sides. The upper leaves gradually become narrower and have no petioles.

flower

The upper part of the scape is purple-red and covered with soft hairs.

The involucre of the flower is bell-shaped and light green overall; there are 2 to 3 layers of bracts. The outer involucral bracts are ovate, broadly membranous above the margins, pale green at the base and purplish red above.

The anthers and stigma are dark green.

The overall color of the flower is white.

Dandelion grows upright and has yellow flowers at the top of the branches.

The involucre of the dandelion flower is linear in shape and very small; the bracts are also very small; so the whole flower is also small.

The corolla is bell-shaped, yellow, with an inconspicuous cyst on one side of the base, covered with long white hairs, and the corolla lobes are ovate;

The style is about 3 mm long and the stigma is shield-shaped or truncated.

Okay, you can always tell them apart based on the leaves and flowers, right?