What's the difference between pepper and pepper?

Pepper and pepper are both spicy things, but they are completely different in nature. The main differences between them are:

First, the attributes are different.

Capsicum belongs to Capsicum of Solanaceae and Zanthoxylum belongs to Zanthoxylum of Rutaceae. Pepper is an annual or limited perennial herb, while Zanthoxylum bungeanum is a deciduous tree. The difference between the two plants is obvious. The height of pepper is about 40-80 cm, and that of pepper is about 7 meters.

Second, the colors are different.

The flowers of pepper are grayish purple and the corolla is white; The flowers of Zanthoxylum bungeanum are yellow and green.

Third, the fruit period is different.

Because of its planting characteristics, a plant can blossom and bear fruit at the same time, so there is no real flower-fruit separation period, so the usual flower-fruit period is May-165438+ 10, the flowering period of pepper is April-May, and the fruit period is August -65438+ 10.

Fourth, the appearance of fruits is different.

Pepper fruits are mostly long strips, with lantern-shaped or conical varieties and green, red and yellow colors. Zanthoxylum bungeanum is generally purplish red, with small fruit grains and many slightly convex oil spots on the peel.

Fifth, different roles.

Pepper is usually used as a vegetable or condiment, and its seed oil can be eaten, and its fruit also has the effect of expelling insects and sweating. Zanthoxylum bungeanum is usually used as seasoning. The pericarp of Zanthoxylum bungeanum is the raw material of essence and spice, the seeds are excellent woody oil, the oil cake can be used as fertilizer or feed, and the leaves can be used as seasoning to replace fruits or make Zanthoxylum bungeanum tea. At the same time, Zanthoxylum bungeanum is also an important tree species for soil and water conservation in arid and semi-arid mountainous areas.

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