Here are examples of the different type of leaf groupings.
None | Bare or having no leaves | |
Simple | Leaves appear alone on a stem (like many plants and flowers) | |
Palmate | Leaflets form a fan shape (like palm trees) | |
Pinnate | Leaflets are opposite each other on the stem (like ferns) | |
Bipinnate | Leaflets are in pairs of pinnate groups |
Name | Creator | Date | Size | Description |
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Grouping-Bipinnate.gif | Iwi | October 5, 2004 5:07 pm | 1346 | Multiple stems with multiple leaves along each stem (rare) |
Grouping-Palmate.gif | Iwi | October 5, 2004 5:05 pm | 840 | Multiple leaves come out of the same stem |
Grouping-Pinnate.gif | Iwi | October 5, 2004 5:06 pm | 816 | Multiple leaves come out along the stem |
Grouping-Simple.gif | Iwi | October 5, 2004 5:28 pm | 1274 | Leaf comes directly out of stem |