1. Different morphological characteristics
Bamboo shoots are annual thick vines; Stems stout, cylindrical, with short white bristles. Petiole stout, cylindrical, densely short setose; The leaves are kidney-shaped or round-kidney-shaped, with dark green leaves and light green back. Tendrils are stout, usually forked and sparsely covered with short bristles. Monoecious male flowers solitary, pubescent; Corolla tubular, lobes frilled and folded outward.
Flowers are solitary; Ovary elliptic, short style, 2-lobed stigma. Fruit stalk short, cylindrical, without edges and grooves; The shape and color of fruits vary from variety to variety. The seeds are full and compressed.
Zucchini is an annual creeping herb; There are wrinkles on the stem. Petiole stout, short bristles; The leaves are hard, erect, triangular, semicircular, dark green at the top, light at the bottom, and rough veins on both sides. The tendrils are slightly thicker. Monoecious plant
Male flowers are solitary; Pedicel stout, angular, covered with short yellow-brown bristles; Calyx lobes linearly lanceolate; Corolla yellow, apex acute; Staminal filaments are 65438 0.5 mm long, and anthers are close together. Female flowers are solitary, and the ovary is ovate. The fruit stalk is thick, with obvious furrows, and the fruit base becomes thick or slightly enlarged. Fruit shape varies with varieties; The seeds are oval, white, about 20 mm long, and the edges are arched and obtuse.
2. Distribution range
Bamboo shoots originated in Bolivia, Chile, Argentina and other countries in South America and are cultivated all over the world. Bamboo shoots in China may be imported from India. It is widely cultivated in the south and north of China.
Zucchini originated in southern North America, and was introduced from Europe to China for cultivation in the middle of19th century. It is distributed all over the world, especially in Europe and America. It is cultivated all over China.
3. Different growth habits.
Pumpkin is a kind of plant that likes temperature and short sunshine, has strong drought tolerance and low requirements for soil, but fertile, neutral or slightly acidic sandy loam is the best.
Zucchini likes humidity, is not drought-tolerant, and is prone to virus diseases under high temperature and drought conditions; But high temperature and humidity can also cause powdery mildew. The requirements for soil are not strict. Sandy soil, loam and clay can be cultivated, and loam with deep soil layer is easy to obtain high yield.
4. Variety classification is different.
The varieties of bamboo shoots are divided into white, yellow and flowery according to skin color, and large and small according to size.
Zucchini can be divided into mosaic zucchini, seedless zucchini, green zucchini and long-rolled zucchini.