Asparagus: Asparagus belongs to Liliaceae in the plant kingdom. They usually grow on the edge of wet trees, in the grass or in bushes, and some of them are used for cultivation, mainly distributed in East China, Central South and Southwest China.

Ophiopogon japonicus: belongs to Liliaceae, Ophiopogon japonicus. Mainly distributed in Jiangxi, Anhui, Zhejiang, Fujian and other places.

2. Different nicknames

Asparagus: It has many nicknames, such as tomorrow winter, all winter, astronomical winter and so on. I will not describe it here.

Ophiopogon japonicus: Although it has many nicknames, it is completely different from asparagus. Its other names are: Ophiopogon japonicus, Ophiopogon japonicus, Ophiopogon japonicus, Ophiopogon japonicus, Ophiopogon japonicus.

3, the appearance is different

Asparagus: It is a climbing plant with many branches and drooping clumps, with a length of 80 ~ 120cm. The leaves look very flat, shaped like pine needles, unusually green and very shiny. In addition, its leaflike branches are usually in clusters of three, which is a bit like a sickle.

There are many thorns on its branches. These thorns are short and don't look obvious. Their flowers are mostly white and light green. Flowers will grow a lot of berries when they are backward, and they will turn red when they are ripe.

Ophiopogon japonicus: It grows together in clusters, about 30 cm high, with clusters of leaves, which look very thin and long, dark green in color and shaped like leeks. There are many flowers at the top of the plant, and the color of the flowers is lavender. Many berries will also grow when the flowers fall, and the color will turn dark green or black-blue when they mature.

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