Plant Surfaces/Texture/Leaves

abscission

The natural detachment of parts of a plant, typically dead leaves and ripe fruit.

bloom

The waxy coating on the parts of certain plants

bud scale

A small scale surrounding a bud.

glabrous

Without pubescence of any kind; smooth.

glaucous

Having a waxy appearance due to a bloom or powdery coating of wax

alternate leaves

opposite leaves

simple leaf

compound leaf

bipinnately compound leaf

entire leaf margin

serrate leaf margin

dentate leaf margin

crenate leaf margin

cordate leaf

lanceolate leaf

oblanceolate leaf

perfoliate leaf

petiole

the stalk that joins a leaf to a stem

pubescent

Covered with short, soft hairs.

stipule

small leaflike appendage to a leaf, typically occurring at the base of a petiole, sometimes in pairs

diagram of a leaf