1、 Blade difference

Mizilan has 3-5 leaflets, which are thick paper, about 2-7 cm long and 1-3.5 cm wide. One of the top is larger, the apex is blunt, the base is wedge-shaped, both sides are glabrous, and 8 slender lateral veins and reticular veins on each side are slightly raised on both sides

Jiulixiang has 3-5-7 leaflets, which are obovate or obovate oval. The two sides are usually asymmetric. Compared with the former, jiulixiang is smaller, about 1-6cm long and 0.5-3cm wide. It is whole and flat

2、 Petal difference

Mizilan is a panicle, growing in leaf axils, about 5-10 cm long, with 5 petals, oblong or nearly round, and the color is yellow

Jiulixiang is an umbrella inflorescence, usually terminal or terminal and axillary, short will be in a paniculate cyme, with 5 petals, long oval and white

3、 Fruit shape difference

Mizilan is a berry, oval or nearly spherical. The fruit of thyme is oval or broad oval, with a short tip, slightly skewed, and sometimes round