The difference between Echinacea and sunflower

Leaves: the leaves of echinacea are opposite, triangular, pink green, with many small spots. But the sunflowers are alternate, in the shape of near cylindrical linear or drill shaped narrow lanceolate, green. Flowers: Echinacea bracts leaflike, opposite, petals mostly, purple red to white. The sun flower has 5 petals, red and purple.

I. blade difference

The leaves of echinacea are opposite, in the shape of a triangular line and fleshy. Grow up about 3-6cm, width about 3-4mm, there is a convex tip, the base holds the stem, the color is pink green, there are more dots

The leaves of sunflower are alternate, nearly cylindrical linear or subulate narrow lanceolate, smaller than the former, about 1-2cm in length, 1-4mm in width, and green in color.

The difference between flowers

The diameter of Dendranthema is about 4-7.5cm, the bracts are leaflike, opposite, the pedicel is about 8-15cm long, the calyx has 5 deep cracks, the lobes are different in size, most of the petals are purplish red and white. Flowering in spring or summer and Autumn

Compared with the former, the sunflower is smaller, about 2 cm in diameter, 6-9 bracts in whorls, 5 petals, red purple in color, wide obovate, flowering in May August.

Sunflower