Leaf Morphology
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Curtis, Lersten, and Nowak 2002 rev. 2015
Vein pattern in cleared fern leaf.
Vein pattern in cleared leaf of
Adiantum
(maidenhair fern).
Vein pattern in cleared leaf of
Marsilea
(an aquatic fern).
Cleared monocot leaf.
Ornithogalum
(star-of-Bethlehem) leaf clearing showing a commissural vein crossing over or under an intermediate longitudinal bundle.
Orthoclada
(grass) leaf clearing.
Vein pattern in cleared leaf of
Orthoclada
(grass).
Musa
(banana) leaf clearing.
Musa
(banana) leaf clearing.
Cleared leaf of
Populus tremuloides
(quaking aspen).
Cleared leaf of
Populus tremuloides
(quaking aspen).
Skeletonized leaf of
Ficus
(fig).
Cleared leaf of
Chenopodium album
(lamb's quarters).
Virginia creeper (
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
) leaf clearing in which two cavities are visible.
Vein pattern in cleared leaf of
Oxalis
(wood-sorrel) (dicot).
Minor veins of an
Oxalis
(wood-sorrel) leaf.
Oxalis
(wood-sorrel) leaf vein endings.
Vein pattern detail in a
Salix
(willow) leaf clearing.
Vein pattern in an
Acacia
leaf clearing.
Vein pattern detail in an
Acacia
leaf clearing.
Vein pattern detail in a
Robinia
(locust) leaf clearing.
Vein pattern detail in a
Trifolium
(clover) leaf clearing.
Vein pattern detail in a
Physalis
(ground-cherry) leaf clearing.
Vascular trace in a lily leaf clearing.
Bean (
Phaseolus vulgarus
) seed germination (hypogeal).
