The difference between mint and pomade

1. Plant Differences

The plant of catnip has many branches, the whole plant is densely covered with fine white hairs, and the stems are thin.

The stem of mint is upright, about 30 to 60 cm high, with slender fibrous roots and horizontally creeping rhizomes in the lower nodes, which are sharply quadrangular and have four grooves.

2. Leaf Difference

The leaves of the catnip are fleshy, arranged alternately, green in color, oval in shape, and have blunt serrations on the edges.

The leaves of mint are oblong-lanceolate, ovate-lanceolate, elliptical or lanceolate, vaguely oblong, about 3 to 5 cm long, 0.8 to 3 cm wide, with a sharp tip and a cuneate or nearly circular base.

3. Flower Difference

The flowers of the catnip are cymes, tubular, small, white or lavender.

The mint cymes are axillary, the outline of the inflorescence is spherical, the diameter of the flowers is about 18 mm, and the flowers are light purple.