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What does Polygonatum look like? A detailed introduction to the morphological characteristics of Polygonatum

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Polygonatum is a perennial herb. The rhizome is horizontal, fleshy, and pale yellow, sometimes with a protruding tip resembling a chicken's head. The stem is erect, 50-90 cm tall. The leaves are whorled, 4-6 per whorl, linear-lanceolate, 8-15 cm long and 04-1.6 cm wide, with curled tips. The flowers are axillary, usually in 2-4 small flowers, drooping, with the peduncle 1-2 cm long; the perianth is tubular, white to pale yellow, 0.9-1.2 cm long, with 6 shallow lobes at the tip, 6 stamens, the filaments relatively short, 0.5-1 mm long, and the style length

Polygonatum is a perennial herb. The rhizome is horizontal, fleshy, and pale yellow, sometimes with a protruding tip resembling a chicken's head. The stem is erect, 50-90 cm tall. The leaves are whorled, 4-6 per whorl, linear-lanceolate, 8-15 cm long and 04-1.6 cm wide, with curled tips. The flowers are axillary, usually in 2-4 small flowers, drooping, with the peduncle 1-2 cm long; the perianth is tubular, white to pale yellow, 0.9-1.2 cm long, with 6 shallow lobes at the tip, 6 stamens, the filaments relatively short, 0.5-1 mm long, and the style 1.5-2 times as long as the ovary. The berry is spherical and black when ripe. The flowering period is May-June, and the fruiting period is July-September.

The main characteristics of Polygonatum multiflorum are: the stem is 40-100 cm tall, the leaves are alternate, elliptic, ovate-lanceolate to oblong-lanceolate, with 3-5 veins. The pedicel bears 2-7 (-14) flowers, arranged in an umbel on the peduncle; the perianth is yellow-green, 1.8-2.5 cm long; the filaments have small papillae or fine hairs, and the apex swells into a sac-like protrusion.

The main characteristics of Polygonatum kingianum are: the stem is 1-3 m tall, often twining at the tip, the leaves are whorled, 4-8 per whorl, linear to linear-lanceolate, 6-20 cm long and 0.3-3 cm wide, with acuminate and climbing-curled tips. The pedicel bears 2-3 flowers, not umbellate; the perianth is pink, 1.8-2.5 cm long, and the berry is red when ripe.

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