For the Love of Science: Botany 101

How to Identify Leaf Shape, Margin, and Venation: Leaf Venation

The cuticle on the surface of leaves create a smart barrier by having selective permeability to both hydrophobic and hydrophillic molecules.

Joe Boggs and Jim Chatfield April 30, 2015 A3028_2 Plant galls have a rich history – and a dedicated branch of science – so it could be assumed that plant galls are well understood. In fact, despite plant galls being one of the most obvious and unusual of plant structures, there remains much that we […]

How to Identify Leaf Shape, Margin, and Venation: Leaf Margins

Rugose: Wrinkled--typical leaves of the mint family

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Most trees can be easily identified by inspecting their leaves, seed pods, flowers, bark, or shape.

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Pubescent: With a hairy surface--there are many kinds of hairiness

Glabrous: Without hairs of any kind

Leaf Terminology (Part 1)

Tuberculate: Bearing tubercles or warty protuberances.