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Leaf Shapes Leaf Shapes

The document describes 15 different leaf shapes: ovate, obovate, lanceolate, oblanceolate, cordate, obcordate, elliptical, oblong, cuneate, linear, peltate, spatulate, reniform, hastate. Each shape is defined by how broad or narrow it is in different parts of the leaf and its length compared to its width.

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Leaf Shapes Leaf Shapes

The document describes 15 different leaf shapes: ovate, obovate, lanceolate, oblanceolate, cordate, obcordate, elliptical, oblong, cuneate, linear, peltate, spatulate, reniform, hastate. Each shape is defined by how broad or narrow it is in different parts of the leaf and its length compared to its width.

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leaf shapes

leaf shapes
ovate
ovate
Broad below the middle, Broad below the middle,
and roughly 2x as long as and roughly 2x as long as
it is wide it is wide

ovate
ovate
obovate
obovate
Broad above middle, and Broad above middle, and
roughly 2x as long as it roughly 2x as long as it
is wide is wide

obovate
obovate
lanceolate
lanceolate
Broad below middle, and Broad below middle, and
3x as long as it is wide 3x as long as it is wide

lanceolate
lanceolate
oblanceolate
oblanceolate
Broad above middle, and Broad above middle, and
3x as long as it is wide 3x as long as it is wide

oblanceolate
oblanceolate
cordate
cordate
Leaves that are heart- Leaves that are heart-
shaped shaped

cordate
cordate
obcordate
obcordate
Leaves are reverse heart- Leaves are reverse heart-
shaped shaped

obcordate
obcordate
elliptical
elliptical
Broadest in the middle. Broadest in the middle.
Football-shaped Football-shaped

elliptical
elliptical
oblong
oblong
Leaves that are 2-3x as Leaves that are 2-3x as
wide with parallel sides wide with parallel sides

oblong
oblong
cuneate
cuneate
Broad width with a notch Broad width with a notch
at the apex, and a small at the apex, and a small
width at the base width at the base

cuneate
cuneate
linear
linear
Narrow leaves that are at Narrow leaves that are at
least 4x longer than they least 4x longer than they
are wide are wide

linear
linear
peltate
peltate
Round leaves with the Round leaves with the
petiole attaching petiole attaching
underneath the leaf base underneath the leaf base

peltate
peltate
spatulate
spatulate
Narrow leaves with a Narrow leaves with a
rounded apex. Spatula- rounded apex. Spatula-
shaped shaped

spatulate
spatulate
reniform
reniform
Leaves that are wider Leaves that are wider
than they are high. than they are high.
Kidney-shaped Kidney-shaped

reniform
reniform
hastate
hastate
Arrowhead-shaped leaves Arrowhead-shaped leaves

hastate
hastate

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