Vegetative
37-Leaf parts
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Leaves commonly consist of a flattened portion, the blade, joined to the stem by a stalk, or petiole, at which junction an axillary bud can be found (not visible here). In addition, there may be two stipules (scale-like or leaf-like structures) at the base of the petiole. On this photo of downy hawthorn, Crataegus mollis the two stipules are well-developed; they are leaf-like, but stipules can also have other various shapes (see next picture ). The leaves here are simple leaves: each leaf is composed of a single blade. Leaves, as shown on the next photos, can be extremely variable in size and shape. |