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Leaves

Leaf or leaflet blade base attachment

acute

Margins straight to convex forming a terminal angle 45 -90 .acute

amplexicaule

Completely clasping the stem.amplexicaule

asymmetric

Without regularity in any dimension.

attenuate

Acuminate with concave margins.attenuate

auriculate

Lobe rounded; sinus depth variable; outer margin concave, inner convex or straight.auriculate

connate perfoliate

Having bases of opposite leaves fused around the stem.connate perfoliate

cordate

Lobe rounded; sinus depth 1/8-1/4 distance to midpoint of blade; margins convex and/or straight.cordate

cuneate

Margins straight to convex forming a terminal angle 45 -90 .cuneate

decurrent

Extending along stem downward from leaf base.decurrent

hastate

Margins variable; lobe pointed; oriented outward or divergently in relation to petiole or midrib.hastate

oblique

Having an asymmetrical base.oblique

ocreate

Having a stipular tube surrounding stem above insertion of petiole or blade.ocreate

peltate

Usually having petiole attached near the center on the underside of blade.peltate

perfoliate

Having base completely surrounding stem.perfoliate

reniform

Lobe rounded; sinus depth variable; outer margin convex or straight, inner concave.reniform

sagittate

Lobe pointed and oriented downward or inward in relation to petiole or midrib; sinus depth variable; margins variable.sagittate

sessile

Without petiole or petiolule.sessile

subtruncate

truncate

Cut straight across; ending abruptly almost at right angles to midrib or midvein.truncate

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