The difference between the beauty of Yu and the poppy

Yu Mei and poppy both belong to the poppy family. Although Yu Mei and poppy are similar in appearance, the difference between Yu Mei and poppy may not be difficult for old flower friends, but it is really difficult for novice flower friends. in fact, there is a little technique that can effectively distinguish Yu Mei from poppy. Let's take a look at the difference between Yu Mei and poppy.

Different names

Yu Mei and poppy belong to the same family, but they are different. Yu Mei is also known as Lichun, Sai Peony, Manyuan Spring, Artemisia annua, Yumei Grass, Dance Grass, etc., while opium poppy is also called opium, smoke, rice shell flower, poppy, imperial rice, elephant valley, rice sac, sac, Afurong and so on.

Plants are different.

The whole plant of Yumei has obvious hairs, milk, slender stems, many branches and slender branches. On the other hand, the whole plant of poppy is covered with white powder, the stem is stout and the branches are few.

The leaves are different.

The leaves of Yu Mei will be split, and the whole leaf surface is narrow. Poppy leaves, on the other hand, are irregularly serrated and do not split.

Flowers are different.

The petals of Yu Mei are mostly 4 thin pieces, two big and two small, with deep red, purple, magenta, pink, white and so on, sometimes complex flowers with a diameter of 5 cm to 6 cm. On the other hand, the petals of poppy are thicker, and most of them are semidouble or double, the flower color is mostly red, the flower is larger, and the flower diameter is about 10 cm.

The fruit is different

The capsule of Yu Mei is truncated spherical and the seed is kidney-shaped. On the other hand, the capsule of poppy is spherical or oval, the seeds are small and many, and the fruit contains morphine and other alkaloids.