The difference between mountain lily and mountain lily

1. Difference of blades

The leaves of the mountain orchid are narrow lanceolate, 30-80 cm long and about 1-2.5 cm wide. The base is narrowed into a sheath, overlapping or tufted, and the edges and midribs on the back are serrated. The leaves of Ophiopogon japonicus are smaller, about 25-60 cm long, about 4-6 mm wide, obtuse or acute at the apex, usually with brown leaf sheaths at the base and serrated edges.

2. The difference between flowers

The mountain orchid has a panicle inflorescence that usually grows at the upper end of the side branches. The pedicels are usually slightly curved, the bracts are small, the tepals are linear-lanceolate, and the color is green-white or light yellow to bluish-purple. The flowers of Ophiopogon japonicus are usually clusters of 3-5 growing in the axils of bracts. The tepals are rectangular or rectangular-lanceolate, and are lavender or light blue in color.