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How to distinguish velvet and taro

Saul Goodman
2020-07-17 09:21:39
Leaves: the leaves of the taro are oblong lanceolate, dark green with yellow green stripes, and the petiole is 45cm long. Flowers: the inflorescence of the taro is head shaped, egg shaped, and the size of goose egg. The bracts are arranged in a wide ovate and tiled shape. The Corolla is white or purplish, and the lobes are round lanceolate. Flowering May June.

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About 6-20 leaves of velvet taro, broad and soft. The shape is oblong lanceolate, the color of the leaf surface is dark green, there are yellow green stripes in the middle, the color of the back of the initial leaf is light gray green, the later growth is light purple red, both sides are hairless, the petiole is long, about 45 cm..

velvet taro

Two, flowers

The inflorescence of the taro is oval and the size is like a goose egg. It grows on the scape alone. The bracts are arranged in a wide ovate and tiled shape. The small bracts are linear, the sepals are oblong, the Corolla is white or purplish, and the lobes are round lanceolate. After a layer of degeneration, the stamens are oblong and obovate, the color is light purple cocoon, and the flowering period is from May to June.

Velvet arrowroot

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