Leaf Shape

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  • Needle-like: Thin, linear leaves.
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  • Scale-like: Check out those scales…
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  • Awl-like: Individual needle is sharply pointed at tip, resembling a sewing needle.
    awl


  • Palmately lobed: Think of your hand with your fingers extended, each finger is a lobed and your plam is the center of the leaf.
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  • Pinnately lobed: The lobes occur perpendicular to and along the main vein.
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