Leaf
Craspedodromous leaf venation. Photo by C. A. Gracie.
Creator(s): C. A. Gracie
Description: Craspedodromous leaf venation based on an unvouchered cultivated plant growing in Essex, Connecticut. Note that the secondary veins run all of the way to the margin of the leaf.
Rights: Rights reside with creator, otherwise property of NYBG.
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Title
Leaf
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Definition
A green, expanded stucture usually consisiting of a petiole and a blade but sometimes without a petiole in which photosynthesis takes place. When a petiole is absent the leaf is called sessile.
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