- Needle-like: Thin, linear leaves.
- Scale-like: Check out those scales…
- Awl-like: Individual needle is sharply pointed at tip, resembling a sewing needle.
- Palmately lobed: Think of your hand with your fingers extended, each finger is a lobed and your plam is the center of the leaf.
- Pinnately lobed: The lobes occur perpendicular to and along the main vein.
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Coniferous Species
Broadleaf Species