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    Leaf Shapes Leaf Shapes

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    The document describes 15 different leaf shapes: ovate, obovate, lanceolate, oblanceolate, cordate, obcordate, elliptical, oblong, cuneate, linear, peltate, spatulate, reniform, hastate. Each shape is defined by how broad or narrow it is in different parts of the leaf and its length compared to its width.

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    The document describes 15 different leaf shapes: ovate, obovate, lanceolate, oblanceolate, cordate, obcordate, elliptical, oblong, cuneate, linear, peltate, spatulate, reniform, hastate. Each shape is defined by how broad or narrow it is in different parts of the leaf and its length compared to its width.

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    The document describes 15 different leaf shapes: ovate, obovate, lanceolate, oblanceolate, cordate, obcordate, elliptical, oblong, cuneate, linear, peltate, spatulate, reniform, hastate. Each shape is defined by how broad or narrow it is in different parts of the leaf and its length compared to its width.

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    leaf shapes

    leaf shapes
    ovate
    ovate
    Broad below the middle, Broad below the middle,
    and roughly 2x as long as and roughly 2x as long as
    it is wide it is wide

    ovate
    ovate
    obovate
    obovate
    Broad above middle, and Broad above middle, and
    roughly 2x as long as it roughly 2x as long as it
    is wide is wide

    obovate
    obovate
    lanceolate
    lanceolate
    Broad below middle, and Broad below middle, and
    3x as long as it is wide 3x as long as it is wide

    lanceolate
    lanceolate
    oblanceolate
    oblanceolate
    Broad above middle, and Broad above middle, and
    3x as long as it is wide 3x as long as it is wide

    oblanceolate
    oblanceolate
    cordate
    cordate
    Leaves that are heart- Leaves that are heart-
    shaped shaped

    cordate
    cordate
    obcordate
    obcordate
    Leaves are reverse heart- Leaves are reverse heart-
    shaped shaped

    obcordate
    obcordate
    elliptical
    elliptical
    Broadest in the middle. Broadest in the middle.
    Football-shaped Football-shaped

    elliptical
    elliptical
    oblong
    oblong
    Leaves that are 2-3x as Leaves that are 2-3x as
    wide with parallel sides wide with parallel sides

    oblong
    oblong
    cuneate
    cuneate
    Broad width with a notch Broad width with a notch
    at the apex, and a small at the apex, and a small
    width at the base width at the base

    cuneate
    cuneate
    linear
    linear
    Narrow leaves that are at Narrow leaves that are at
    least 4x longer than they least 4x longer than they
    are wide are wide

    linear
    linear
    peltate
    peltate
    Round leaves with the Round leaves with the
    petiole attaching petiole attaching
    underneath the leaf base underneath the leaf base

    peltate
    peltate
    spatulate
    spatulate
    Narrow leaves with a Narrow leaves with a
    rounded apex. Spatula- rounded apex. Spatula-
    shaped shaped

    spatulate
    spatulate
    reniform
    reniform
    Leaves that are wider Leaves that are wider
    than they are high. than they are high.
    Kidney-shaped Kidney-shaped

    reniform
    reniform
    hastate
    hastate
    Arrowhead-shaped leaves Arrowhead-shaped leaves

    hastate
    hastate

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