Firethorn and sea buckthorn are thorny shrubs with conspicuous fruit. Compare leaf shape and fruit clusters carefully rather than treating similar colors as identification.
Different species
Fire spines are a kind of rosae Fire spinal plant, and sea buckthorn is a kind of plant of Hu Shibuki Shaka.
It can be seen that the types of two belong to different types, and the characteristics of natural appearance will also be different.
Different fruit
The fruits of the spiny spiny are oval, and the color of the fruit is orange, mainly growing at the top of the main stem; the fruit of the sea buckthorn is round, red, and it grows on the main stem pole instead of the top.
From the shape and growth of the fruit, it can also clearly distinguish the fire spiny and sea buckthorn.
The overall shape is different
The spiny plant has a short side branches and a thorns at the tip of the tip. There are embroidered color on the tender branches, while the old branches are dark brown without hairy coverage; Its leaves are ovate -length and round, with a tip of the tip, and the spoles are blunt or concave at the bottom. The edges are blunt aliala and they are very sharp and grow inward.
The branches of the sea buckthorn are thick and spiny, and the tender branches are brown -green, with white star -shaped pour on it. The old branches are gray black, rough and dry. Its buds are very large, golden, and a small part of it is embroidered. The leaves are raw, similar to the branches, and the torque -like lanceolates. The ends of the leaves are blunt, the base is gradually wider, the top is green, and the back is silver -white without hairy coverage.
Different values
The value of the spiny spiny: The fruit of the spiny spine can be eaten by medicine, which can accumulate and stop diarrhea, which is conducive to digesting the intestine. The leaves can clear the heat and detoxify, and apply it to the treatment of sores and swelling.
The value of sea buckthorn: It is rich in nutrition, and the fruit contains fatty acids, trace elements, linoleum and other substances; the leaves contain crude protein, crude fat, crude fiber, etc., which can process fruit processing juice, fruit wine, jam, preserved fruit. Its value efficacy can improve human immunity and reduce illness.
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