Leaf Morphology
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Curtis, Lersten, and Nowak 2002 rev. 2015
Grass leaf parts: blade, ligule, and sheath.
Ficus
(fig) leaves with drip tips.
Podophyllum peltatum
(may-apple) leaf with deep radial toothed lobes.
Entire leaf of
Sassafras
.
Once-lobed leaf of
Sassafras
.
Twice-lobed leaf of
Sassafras
leaf.
Peltate leaf of
Tropaeolum
(nasturtium).
Peltate floating leaves of
Nymphaea
(water lily).
Pinnately compound leaf of blackberry (
Rubus
).
Pinnately compound
Ailanthus
(tree of heaven) leaf.
Compound leaf.
Radially compound leaves of
Aesculus hippocastanum
(horse chestnut).
Solomon's seal (
Polygonatum
) excavated to show rhizome.
Prunus
(cherry) leaves with secretory stipules.
Pinnately compound legume leaves with stipules.
Cannabis
(marijuana) alternate palmately compound leaves.
Cannabis
(marijuana) stem with alternate palmately compound leaves.
Pereskia
(Cactaceae) leaf with stipular thorns.
Gleditsia triacanthos
(honey locust) thorn development.
Succulent leaves of
Sansevieria
.
Succulent leaves of
Agave
.
Fenestrated succulent leaves.
Fenestrations on succulent leaves.
Succulent leaves of
Senecio rowleyanus
(string of pearls).
Vegetative propagules on
Kalanchoe
leaf margin.
