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The difference between Ixeris and dandelion

Marie Schrader
2020-07-15 15:27:20
Leaf difference: the leaves of Ixeris indica are linear or lanceolate, hairless on both sides, with the whole leaf; the leaves of dandelion are obovate or obovate, with blunt or sharp apex. Flower difference: endive head, glossy yellow; dandelion head, one or more scape, glossy yellow.

One, leaf difference

The basal leaves of the leaves of Ixeris indica are linear or linear lanceolate in the same flowering period, including petioles 7 to 12 cm long and 5 to 8 mm wide, the top of the leaves is sharp, the base is gradually narrow and long or short; the middle and lower parts of the leaves are 5 to 15 cm long and 1.5 to 2 cm wide, the base of the leaves is arrow shaped and half embracing the stem; both sides of the leaves are hairless, and the edge has the whole edge.

Dandelion leaves are oblong, oblanceolate or oblong lanceolate, 4-20cm long and 1-5cm wide. The leaf apex is blunt or sharp, the edge sometimes has undulate teeth or pinnate deep crack, sometimes inverted pinnate deep crack or large pinnate deep crack, the top of the split is relatively large.

The difference between flowers

The flower heads of Ixeris chinensis are arranged in corymbs at the top of stems and branches. The peduncles are thin, and the ligulate florets are yellow, rarely white.

One or several dandelion scape, 10 to 25 cm high, purple red in the upper part, about 30 to 40 cm in diameter of the capitulum, yellow in ligulate, about 8 mm in length and 1.5 mm in width.

Dandelion flower

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