1. Most of the water dropwort grows near the water, which is tasteless and odorless, with smooth stems. Most of the wild celery grows on the ground and smells foul. The stems are covered with white hairs, which are prickly to the touch. 2. The leaves and teeth of Oenanthe javanica are slender and the stems are slender. The leaves of wild celery are wider and shorter, more like celery. It should be noted that water celery is non-toxic and can be eaten. Wild celery is highly toxic and inedible.

difference between water celery and wild celery

1. difference between families and genera

wild celery is a perennial herb in the plant kingdom, angiosperms, dicotyledonous plants, primitive tepals, Umbelliferae, Umbelliferae, Celeriae, and hemlock. Oenanthe javanica is a perennial aquatic perennial herb in the plant kingdom, Angiosperm, Dicotyledonous, Primitive Perianth, Umbelliferae, Umbelliferae, Celerianae and Oenanthe.

2. Morphological differences

Wild celery can reach 7-1 cm in height, with solitary, hollow and branched stems, pinnately divided leaves for two or three times, sharp and serrated edges, basal leaves with membranous leaf sheaths holding stems, compound umbels, terminal, hemispherical petals, nearly spherical double-hanging fruits, and foul smell on the whole tree.

Oenanthe javanica is 15-8 cm high, with erect stems or creeping bases, basal leaves with stalks, triangular leaf outlines, sessile upper leaves, terminal compound umbels without involucre, linear lanceolate calyx teeth, white petals, conical style base, nearly quadrangular oval or tubular oblong fruit, with flowering from June to July and fruiting from August to September.

3. Difference of origin

Wild celery is born under miscellaneous forests, wetlands or ditches at an altitude of 4 ~ 2,9 meters, distributed in the Far East of the Soviet Union, Mongolia, North Korea, Japan, and produced in Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Inner Mongolia, Hebei, Shaanxi, Gansu, Sichuan, Xinjiang and other provinces, and has been cultivated in Xinghua, Jiangsu.

Oenanthe javanica originated in eastern Asia, and distributed in the Yangtze River valley in China, Hokkaido, southern India, Myanmar, Vietnam, Malaya, claw border and Philippines. It is widely cultivated in central and southern China, especially in Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Guangdong, Yunnan and Guizhou.

4. Toxicity difference

Wild celery is one of the highly toxic plants, which can be poisoned within a few minutes after people eat it. The toxic dose to people is 3-6 mg, and the lethal dose is 12-15 mg. Water celery is non-toxic, rich in various vitamins and minerals, and its tender stems and petioles are fresh, fragrant and refreshing, and can be mixed raw or fried.

Oenanthe javanica

Oenanthe javanica is a perennial herb of Umbelliferae, with erect stems or creeping bases. Basal leaves have stalks and leaf sheaths at the base; The blade profile is triangular. Compound umbel terminal; Without involucre; Umbrella spokes are unequal in length, upright and unfolded; Calyx teeth are linear-lanceolate, petals are white, obovate, and have a long and inflexed uvula; Style base conical, erect or separated on both sides. The fruit is nearly quadrangular oval or cylindrical oblong, and the lateral edges are raised compared with the back edges and middle edges, which are cork-like. The flowering period is from June to July, and the fruiting period is from August to September. China, India, Myanmar, Viet Nam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippine and other Asian countries. Like moist and fertile soil. Strong waterlogging resistance and cold resistance. Oenanthe javanica generally adopts asexual reproduction. It can be eaten as a vegetable, its taste is delicious, and it is also used as a medicine by the people.

wild celery

generally refers to the thin-slice bean-changing vegetable, which is a perennial dwarf herb under the bean-changing vegetable, and is produced in Anhui, Zhejiang, Taiwan Province, Jiangxi, Hubei, Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou and other provinces. Foreign countries are distributed in southern Japan. Born in hillside forests, valleys, streams and moist sandy soil at an altitude of 51-2 meters.

wild celery is a perennial dwarf herb with a height of 13-3cm. The rhizome is short, with nodules and many lateral roots, which are slender and brown. The fruit is ovoid or ovoid, 2.5 mm long and 2 mm wide. There is a gnawing or microwave-like thin layer on the surface of the young fruit. When it matures, it becomes short and straight prickles, and the thorns are never hooked, and the base is connected into thin slices. The cross section of meristem is round; Tubing 5, medium size. The ventral surface of endosperm is straight. The flowering and fruiting period is from April to November.