1、 Leaf difference

The leaves of Hawaiian coconut mostly grow in the middle and upper part of the stem. The leaves are pinnately divided, the lobes are lanceolate, the leaves are alternate, the leaf color is dark green, and the surface is shiny

The leaves of scattered tail sunflower are pinnately divided, the leaf surface is flat, and slightly bent downward. It is about 1.5 meters long. It usually has 40 to 60 pairs of feathers, arranged in two rows. The leaves are yellow green, with waxy white powder on the surface, in the shape of lanceolate, 35 to 50 cm long and 1.2 to 2 cm wide

2、 Flower difference

The flowers of Hawaiian coconut are meat spikes, axillary at the nodes in the middle and upper part of the stem, pink

The inflorescence of sunflower grows under the leaf sheath and is in a panicle. It is longer than 0.8 meters. The flowers are small, ovoid and golden yellow