BOTANY

Page 8. LEAVES

A. Typical leaves in comparison

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Leaf types, composite slide of three t.s. through hydrophytic, mesophytic, and xerophytic leaves

Monocot and dicot leaf epidermis with stomata, two w.m. in one slide for comparison

Monocot and dicot leaves, two t.s. in one slide for comparison

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B. Leaf epidermis and stomata

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Allium cepa, onion, leaf epidermis with stomata w.m.

Begonia or Sedum, leaf epidermis w.m. showing scattered stomata with many accessory cells

Calla, leaf epidermis with stomata w.m.

Dianthus, leaf epidermis w.m. showing stomata with two accessory cells

Grass, leaf epidermis w.m. or horizontal sec. showing stomata of a gramineous plant

Helleborus niger, leaf epidermis w.m. with stomata

Iris, leaf epidermis w.m. showing stomata in rows

Lilium, lily, leaf epidermis with stomata w.m.

Nerium, oleander, leaf with sunken stomata t.s., showing the typical structures of a xerophytic leaf

Nerium, oleander, xerophytic leaf with sunken stomata t.s.

Ruellia, t.s. of leaf showing raised stomata

Saccharum (blade), epidermis with stomata w.m.

Saxifraga, leaf epidermis w.m. or horizontal sec. showing stomata without accessory cells

Sedum, epidermis with stomata w.m.

Solanum tuberosum, potato, leaf t.s. showing raised stomata

Tulipa, tulip, leaf epidermis with stomata w.m., showing large stomata and guard cells for general study

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C. Leaf hairs and emergences

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Aesculus hippocastanum, chestnut, leaf bud scales with colleteres t.s

Elaeagnus, olive tree, scale-like stellate hairs w.m.

Galium, w.m. of leaf showing climbing hairs

Nicotiana tabacum, tobacco, leaf with glandular hairs t.s.

Pelargonium, geranium, t.s. of leaf with multicellular glandular hairs

Urtica, stinging nettle, stinging hairs with poison ducts

Verbascum, leaf with branched hairs t.s.

Verbascum, mullein, branched leaf hairs w.m.

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D. Typical monocot leaves

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Allium schoenoprasium, chive, t.s. of an unifacial folding leaf

Aloe, leaf t.s.

Canna indica, leaf t.s.

Festuca, grass, t.s. of leaf

Galanthus, snowdrop, leaf t.s.

Hyacinthus, t.s. of leaf

Iris, typical isobilateral leaf t.s.

Lilium, lily, leaf t.s. showing arm palisade cells

Musa, banana, leaf t.s.

Narcissus, daffordil, t.s. of leaf

Poa annua, meadow grass, leaf t.s.

Saccharum, sugarcane, leaf t.s.

Secale, rye, t.s. of stem enclosed in sheath leaves

Triticum, wheat, t.s. of leaf showing stomata

Tulipa, tulip, t.s. of leaf

Zea mays, corn, monocot gramineous leaf t.s.

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E. Typical dicot leaves

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Asclepias, milkweed, leaf with lactiferous vessels t.s.

Begonia, leaf t.s.

Belladonna, deadly nightshade, leaf t.s.

Beta vulgaris, beet, leaf t.s.

Brassica, cabbage, t.s. of leaf

Camellia (Thea) sinensis, tea plant, leaf t.s.

Coffea arabica, coffee, leaf t.s.

Dictamnus, t.s. of leaf showing crystals

Eucalyptus, an isobilateral foliage leaf t.s.

Fagus, beech, sun and shadow leaves t.s. on same slide for comparison of the different structures

Ficus elastica, India rubber plant, leaf with cystoliths t.s.

Gossypium, cotton, leaf t.s.

Hedera, ivy, t.s. of evergreen leaf

Helianthus, sunrose, t.s. of dorsiventral dicot leaf

elleborus, t.s. of a typical mesophytic dicot leaf for general study, showing large cellular structures

Ligustrum, paradermal (horizontal) l.s. through all leaf layers

Ligustrum, privet, t.s. of dicot leaf

Lycopersicum, tomato, leaf t.s.

Medicago sativa, alfalfa, leaf t.s.

Netted venation, portion of dicot leaf w.m. showing venation only

Populus, poplar, leaf with calcium oxalate crystals t.s.

Quercus, oak, t.s. of leaf showing stomata

Ranunculus, buttercup, t.s. of dicot leaf

Rosa , rose, leaf with several palisade layers t.s.

Sagittaria, arrowhead, leaf t.s.

Syringa, lilac, t.s. of a typical mesophytic dicot leaf for general study, showing all structures very clearly

Syringa, paradermal l.s. through all leaf layers

Vitis vinifera, grape, leaf t.s.

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F. Adaptation to water: hydrophytes and hygrophytes

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Calla palustris, t.s. of leaf of a typical marshy plant

Eichhornia, water hyacinth, aquatic leaf t.s.

Elodea, t.s. of leaf showing the simple structure of an aquatic leaf

Elodea, w.m. of leaf showing large chloroplasts

Impatiens, hydrophytic foliage leaf t.s.

Lemna, duckweed, t.s. of leaf

Myosotis palustris, w.m. of leaf showing hairs for water reservoir

Nymphaea, water lily, floating leaf of an aquatic plant with air chambers t.s.

Potamogeton, pondweed, leaf t.s.

Tropaeolum, nasturtum, showing hydathodes, w.m. or t.s.

Vallisneria, tape grass, leaf of an aquatic plant t.s.

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G. Adaptation to dry habitat: xerophytes

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Agava, xerophytic leaf with thick epidermis t.s.

Ammophila, xerophytic leaf t.s.

Calluna, ling, revolute leaves t.s.

Cistus, leaf of an evergreen xerophytic shrub t.s.

Clivia nobilis, leaf t.s. showing typical xerophytic thick epidermis

Erica, xerophytic leaf t.s.

Hakea, a proteacean, leaf t.s.

Ilex, holly, leaf t.s.

Larea tridentata, creosote bush, leaf of a desert plant t.s.

Lavandula, lavender, leaf with oil sacs, t.s.

Nerium, oleander, leaf with sunken stomata t.s., showing the typical structures of a xerophytic leaf

Olea, olive tree, leaf t.s.

Sedum, stonecrop, a typical succulent leaf t.s.

Sempervivum, t.s. of leaf for succulence

Sempervivum, t.s. of succulent leaf

Stipa capillata, t.s. of revolute grass leaf

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H. Adaptation to unusual modes of nutrition

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Dionaea, Venus flytrap, t.s. of leaf with digestive glands

Dischidia, t.s. of pitcher leaf showing cauline root

Drosera, leaf with glandular hairs t.s.

Drosera, sundew, leaf with glandular hairs w.m.

Lathraea squamaria, t.s. of leaf without chloroplasts

Nepenthes, pitcher plant, t.s. of pitcher with digestive glands

Pinguicula, butterwort, leaf with glandular cells t.s.

Sarracenia, pitcher plant, leaf t.s.

Utricularia, bladderwort, w.m. of bladder

Utricularia, t.s. through leaves and bladders

Viscum album, mistletoe, t.s. of leaf showing chloroplasts

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I. Leaf buds, leaf joints, leaf abscission

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Acer platanoides, maple, t.s. of petiole

Aesculus hippocastanum, t.s. of leaf bud showing bud squama and embedded, folded leaves

Aesculus, leaf base with leaf abscission l.s.

Fagus, beech, leaf bud l.s. showing leaf development

Fagus, beech, leaf bud t.s. showing leaf development

Mimosa pudica, sensitive plant, l.s. of leaf joint

Robinia pseudacacia, black locust, leaflets with pulvini l.s.

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