1、 Blade difference

It usually has 3-4 pairs of small leaves, which are obovate or obovate oval. It is about 1.5-5cm long and 1-2.5cm wide. The top is sharp and becomes slightly blunt. The base is wedge-shaped and becomes wide wedge-shaped in the later stage. There are obvious serrations on the edge

The leaves of Myrica rubra are thin and leathery, and the shape is more slender than the former. The top gradually becomes sharp upward, the base is nearly circular, and the edge is completely serrated

2、 The difference between flowers

The inflorescence is spike like, the bracts usually have 6 deep lobes, band shaped lobes, 5 sepals, triangular ovate, and the petals are yellow and oblong in shape

The inflorescence of Myrica rubra is capitate, the bracts are linear or linear rod-shaped, and the corolla has 5-lobed, triangular lobes, with purple red color