The appearance of mahogany, Eupatorium and Illicium is very similar. They belong to the same family and different genera, all belong to Acanthopanax family. Mahogany belongs to mahogany, Eupatorium belongs to Eupatorium, and Illicium belongs to Illicium.
Peacock wood
Malachite is a small tree or shrub. Indoor cultivation can reach 1.5 meters high. There are 5-11 leaflets, which are lanceolate, the narrowest and longest among them, with serrated margins.
Schefflera
It is a fast-growing evergreen foliage shrub with palmate compound leaves. It is generally composed of 5-7 leaflets. The leaves are dark green. The surface of the leaves is very smooth and smooth. The leaflets are oblong. The leaflets are attached to the top of the long petiole and are shaped like duck webs. It's called "duck foot wood". It's really vivid.
Fatsia japonica
The most common is the star anise golden plate. It is an upright shrub, which can grow up to 1 meter indoors. It has few branches, palmate leaves, 5-9-lobed, and looks like five fingers. It is called palm tree abroad. The biggest difference between it and the above two plants is that there are no compound leaves, but leaf cracks. Its tender leaves are brown at first, and then turn into bright dark green. Star anise plate is generally used for indoor medium-sized potted plants. The flower leaf star anise gold plate is its variety, the leaf has the yellow, the white two color flower spot. Another kind of bear's paw is a hybrid of star anise and ivy. It has smaller leaves and lighter color.