Leaf Shapes Flashcards
1
Q
Needle-shaped
A
Needle
2
Q
Heart-shaped
A
Cordate
3
Q
Triangular shaped
A
Deltoid
4
Q
Shaped like an ellipse. Broadest in the middle and narrower at the ends
A
Elliptic
5
Q
Sickle-shaped; hooked
A
Falcate
6
Q
Fan-shaped
A
Fan-shaped
7
Q
Egg-shaped; attached at the broad end.
A
Ovate
8
Q
Very elongated leaf; long and narrow with more or less parallel sides
A
Linear
9
Q
Kidney-shaped
A
Reniform
10
Q
Elongate leaf with nearly parallel sides; two to four times longer than broad
A
Oblong
11
Q
Inverted egg-shaped with attachment at the narrow end
A
Obovate
12
Q
Circular
A
Orbicular
13
Q
Arrowhead-shaped with the basal lobes directed downwards
A
Sagitate
14
Q
Lance or spear-shaped; longer than wide; widest point below the middle.
A
Lanceolate
