1、 Leaf difference

Deer onion leaves are banded, blunt and round at the top, green in color, about 8 cm long and 2 cm wide. The leaves will grow in autumn and will wither immediately after growing. They will be pulled out again in the early spring of the next year

The other shore flowers have clumps of leaves, slender and sharp at the front end. They are shaped like garlic leaves, in band shape and fleshy

2、 Flower difference

The flower stem of deer onion is about 60 cm high, and there are 2 involucral bracts, which are lanceolate, about 6 cm long and about 1.3 cm wide. The umbel has 4 to 8 small flowers, the flowers are light purplish red, and the perianth lobes are oblanceolate. It is about 7 cm long and about 1.8 cm wide, the edge base is slightly shrunk, and the perianth tube is about 2 cm long

The other shore flower has a terminal umbel with 5 to 7 flowers, and the petals roll back like dragon claws. There are three colors: red, white and yellow