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Leaf Shapes. Denham Springs Freshman Ag I. LANCEOLATE. lanceolate length greater than width, broadest at the base, narrowing to the apex, lance-shaped. OVATE. more or less rounded at both ends and broadest below the middle, egg-shaped. ELLIPTICAL.
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Leaf Shapes Denham Springs Freshman Ag I
LANCEOLATE • lanceolatelength greater than width, broadest at the base, narrowing to the apex, lance-shaped
OVATE more or less rounded at both ends and broadest below the middle, egg-shaped
ELLIPTICAL ellipse-shaped, narrow at each end, widest at the middle
CORDATE more or less rounded the bottom and pointed at the tip
OBLONG longer than wide, sides parallel, rectangular with rounded corners
LINEAR • parallel sides, long and very narrow
AURICULATE • having auricles -- ear-shaped lobes at the base of leaves
OBOVATE • inversely ovate, broader above the middle than below
OBLANCEOLATE • inversely lanceolate, • broader above the middle • and tapering to the base
SPATULATE oblong with the basal end narrowed and the apical end rounded, spoon-shaped
NEEDLE slender leaf of many conifers
PALMATE three or more lobes radiating fan-like from a common base
PINNATE segments or lobes along each side of a common axis
SCALE small appressed leaf or bract
AWL tapering from the base to a sharp point