Difference between rutabaga and turnip

1. Leaf Difference

The leaves of rutabaga are dark green with white powder on the surface, thick mesophyll, deeply fissured leaves, basal leaves, obovate, 11 to 15 cm long, large pinnately divided, with the top lobe up to 25 cm long, acute at the apex, with irregular serrations or wavy shallow fissures on the edges, 2 to 4 pairs of lateral lobes, petioles 1.5 to 2.5 cm long, and leaves glabrous on both sides.

The basal leaves of turnip are green, deeply pinnate, long and narrow, 30 to 50 cm long, with large and obtuse lobes at the top and wavy or shallowly lobed edges.

2. Flower Differences

The rutabaga racemes are terminal or axillary, with yellow flowers 1.5 to 2 cm in diameter, pedicels 5 to 10 cm long, and petals light yellow, obovate, about 1 cm long.

The turnip has a raceme inflorescence with small, bright yellow flowers about 7 mm long, 4 sepals that spread out in two lobes, and 4 petals that are cross-shaped.