Leaf Shapes

 

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linear:

long and narrow 

.bl_willow L2.jpg (12225 bytes)black willow

 

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deltate:

deltoid-shaped

ctn_wood L2.jpg (15502 bytes)eastern cottonwood

 

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ovate:

egg-shaped, widest at the leaf base

hackberry L1.jpg (11346 bytes) hackberry

 

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elliptical:

football shaped, widest at the leaf center

wng_elm L2.jpg (13733 bytes) winged elm

 

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flabellate:

fan-shaped

ginkgo L1.jpg (9219 bytes) gingko

 

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spatulate:

spatula-shaped

wtr_oak L2.jpg (10688 bytes) water oak

 

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reniform/cordate:

kidney or heart-shaped

e_redbud L3.jpg (11291 bytes) eastern redbud

 

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obovate:

reverse ovate, widest closer to the leaf apex

pawpaw L1.jpg (12756 bytes)   pawpaw

 

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lanceolate:

lance-shaped, broadest at the base and tapering to the apex

  bl_chry L2.jpg (10812 bytes)black cherry

 

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oblanceolate

reverse lanceolate, broadest at the apex

waxmyrtle L1.jpg (9797 bytes)waxmyrtle

 

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oblong

parallel margins, leaf longer than wide

bluejk_oak L2.jpg (12654 bytes)bluejack oak

 

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acicular

needle-like

stlf_pine L1.jpg (20423 bytes)loblolly pine

 

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scale

flattened leaf usually with overlapping scales

AT_wcedar L2.jpg (16374 bytes) Atlantic white-cedar