Leaf Identification

Leaf Groupings
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Leaf Groupings

After you determine the leaf shape, you need to examine how the leaves are grouped on the stem.

Simple

 

Some leaves are simple, meaning they appear alone

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There are three main types of Simple leaf groupings:

Entire

 

 

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Palmately lobed

 

 

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Pinnately lobed

 

 

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Compound

 

Other leaves are compound, meaning that they appear in groups and are made up of leaflets.

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Three kinds of compound leaves are:

Palmate

 

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Leaflets form a fan shape.

Pinnate

 

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Leaflets are opposite each other on the stem.

Bipinnate

 

 

Leaflets are in pairs of pinnate groups.

Practice

It's time to check what you have learned about leaf groupings. (Go to Test Pilot Practice)