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Differences Between Kalimeris shimadae and Heteropappus hispidus: A Quick Guide to Telling These Two Plants Apart

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There are many plants now that look similar, so similar that you cannot tell them apart with the naked eye, and yet they often do not belong to the same category. Today the editor wants to introduce the differences between Kalimeris shimadae and Heteropappus hispidus. Let us take a look together! 1. Differences Between Kalimeris shimadae and Heteropappus hispidus

There are many plants now that look similar, so similar that you cannot tell them apart with the naked eye, and yet they often do not belong to the same category. Today the editor wants to introduce the differences between Kalimeris shimadae and Heteropappus hispidus. Let us take a look together!

1. Differences Between Kalimeris shimadae and Heteropappus hispidus

Both Kalimeris shimadae and Heteropappus hispidus can be used medicinally for their roots, but Kalimeris shimadae is mainly used to clear heat and detoxify, while Heteropappus hispidus is used to treat sores and swellings. Heteropappus hispidus grows on wasteland and roadsides at an altitude of 2400 m, while Kalimeris shimadae is distributed on hillsides and grasslands in Northeast China, North China and Shaanxi.

2. Distribution Range of Heteropappus hispidus

It is distributed in the provinces of northern, northwestern and northeastern China, and is also found in northeastern Sichuan (Chengkou, Wushan, Wanxian), Hubei, Anhui, northern Jiangxi, Zhejiang and Taiwan, China. It is also distributed in Mongolia, Russia (Siberia, the Far East), Korea and Japan.

3. Cultivation Techniques for Kalimeris shimadae

Strengthening seedlings and transplanting: Open the cap of the bottle containing the test-tube plantlets, harden the seedlings indoors under natural light for 5 days, take out the young plantlets together with the culture medium, carefully wash off the culture medium in water, and transplant them into perlite disinfected with a 0.1% potassium permanganate solution. First place them under conditions of high humidity (above 85%) and weak light (below 3000 lux) for 2 weeks to acclimate, then place them under conditions of 70-75% humidity and 5000 lux light for 2 weeks. Spray with 10% MS nutrient solution once a week, and after 4 weeks transplant them into soil; the survival rate reaches 90%.

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