The petioles of the seven leaf lotus are very thin and cylindrical. The leaf apex is a little sharp, and the base is gradually narrow or blunt. The edge of the leaf is not serrated, very shiny, light green below, and has a very clear network.
The leaves are light green or dark green, the net vein is not very obvious, the edge of the newly grown leaves is serrated or pinnate, and the mature leaves will become very smooth.
The fruit of esculenta is spherical, it has very clear 5 edges, the color is orange yellow, the length is about 5mm, generally in November December.
The fruit is also spherical, but it is black, its edge is not particularly obvious, fruit period is later than the former, usually in December.