QueSPER Research Projects
Identifying Trees by Their Leaves
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| Student Research Template for Leaves |
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TREE WORDS
Words You Need to Know to do this project.
| alternate | One leaf on a branch or stem is on one side,
the second leaf is slightly above on the other side of the branch or stem
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| asymmetrical | two sides of an object are not alike, or even. |
| botany | the scientific study of plants |
| broad | wide and large |
| compound leaf | a leaf that has small leaflets attached to a single stem
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| deciduous | tree loses leaves in the winter; not evergreen. |
| flat | not much depth; almost two dimensional |
| herbaceous | green and leaf-like in appearance and texture |
| irregular | not even in length or width |
| leaf base | leaf end where leaf joins stem |
| lobe |
a rounded segment on a leaf that is not divided all the way to the midrib
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| margin | edge of leaf |
| opposite | leaves are opposite each other on the branch or stem |
| ovoid | shaped like an oval
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| palmate | describes leaves that have five
or more lobes arising from a single point, spreading like fingers from a
hand |
| pinnate | In
botany, the
term pinnate is applied to
compound
leaves with three or more pairs of leaflets arranged in two opposite rows
along a common
stalk. |
| serrated | toothed edges or jagged edges on the leaf. |
| simple leaf | one leaf attached by a stem to a branch.
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| stalk | A stem or main axis of a herbaceous plant |
| toothed | (jagged edges on the leaf) also called serrated
edge.
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| triangular | shaped like a triangle
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| underside | bottom side of leaf |
Back to Quesper Online Go to Leaves to Compare
A Key to the Common Trees of Camp Conestoga 15
Looking at leaves for identification requires you to look at the arrangement, shape, edges, veins, and color and feel the leaf for softness. On this site feeling the leaf will be impossible, but you may still be able to identify these leaves. Try it.
Use your guide to identify the characteristics of each leaf.
Illinois Plant Information Network. 3 (You will need the scientific name of the plant.)
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