1、 Leaf difference

The leaves of Lycium barbarum are leathery, quadrangular, oblong or ovate, 4 to 9 cm long and 2 to 4 cm wide. There are three hard thorns at the tip of the leaf. The central thorns are often recurved, the base is round or nearly truncated, and there are 1 to 2 thorns on both sides. Sometimes the leaves are full-bodied. The upper part of the leaves is dark green, shiny, light green on the back, and hairless on both sides

The leaves of the ten mahonias are obovate or obovate lanceolate, 10 to 28 cm long and 8 to 18 cm wide. They have 2 to 5 pairs of leaflets, dark green or dark green on the top, light yellow on the back, and occasionally pale white

2、 Flower difference

The inflorescence of Lycium barbarum is clustered in the leaf axils of biennial branches, with light yellow flowers and long round ovate petals

The ten Mahonia racemes are 4 to 10 clusters, 3 to 7 cm long, the pedicel is 2 to 2.5 cm long, the flowers are yellow, and the petals are oblong