I, the shape of the leaf blade is different

Sheep's foot: the leaf blade is simple, entire, the apex is concave or split into 2 lobes, sometimes parted to the base into 2 separate leaflets; basal veins of 3 to more than one, the mid-vein is often protruding between the 2 lobes to form a small awned tip.

Bauhinia: The leaves are heart-shaped, rounded and glossy.

Two, the flowers are different

Sheepsbane: flowers are bisexual, rarely unisexual, forming racemes, corymbs or panicles. The receptacle is short turbinate or prolonged to cylindrical. Petals are 5, slightly unequal, often with a petiole.

Zinnia: Flowers in clusters or racemes on old trunks, preceding or simultaneous with leaves, with a broad bell-shaped calyx. Dentate, curved teeth obtuse or rounded at the tip. The sides of the flower are symmetrical, the upper 3 petals are smaller, the stamens are separated, and the ovary is stalked.

Three, the seeds are different

Sheep's footsteps: seeds are round or ovate, flattened, with or without endosperm, the radicle is straight or nearly straight.

Zinnia: seeds flat, several. The seeds can be made into pesticides, with the effect of repelling and killing pests. It has the effect of clearing heat and cooling blood, dispelling wind and detoxification, activating blood circulation and menstruation, reducing swelling and relieving pain.

Four, different habits

Sheep's foot armor: prefer warm and humid, rainy climate, sunny environment, like deep soil, fertile, well-drained acidic sandy loam.

The zinnia: sex like light, have a certain degree of cold resistance.

Expanded Information

Reproduction of sheep's footsteps

1, cuttings

Cuttings reproduction is in March to April, select the annual robust branches cut to 10 cm to 12 cm long, and with three to four nodes, the spike lower leaf blade Cut off, leaving only the top two leaves inserted into the sand bed. Spray water in time after insertion, covered with plastic film.

2, grafting

Grafting propagation is the use of broad-leaved sheep's foot, white-flowered sheep's foot, Qiongdao sheep's foot and so on as rootstock, high bud grafting.

3, sowing

September-October collection of mature pods, take out the seeds, buried in dry sand in a cool place to overwinter. late March to early April sowing, seed treatment before sowing, seedling stage is not cold hardy, winter need to be protected by plastic arches over winter.

4, pressure strip

Growing season can be carried out, to spring March-April is better.

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