See Plant Illustration Cards for instructions on how to use the following illustrations.

Leaf and flower cards to cut apart and laminate:

Leaf Arrangement

  1. Opposite: leaves in pairs at opposite sides of the stem.
  2. Whorled: three or more leaves arranged wheel-like around the stem.
  3. Alternate: leaves one above the other on opposite sides of the stem.
  4. Basal: leaves at or near the bottom of the stem

Leaf margins (edges)

  1. Toothed: when the indentations on the margin look like a saw.
  2. Lobed: when the indentations on the margin are deeply cut.
  3. Smooth or entire: when the margin of the leaf is not cut or toothed

 





Veins

  1. Pinnate: when the veins of about equal size lead off from the mid vein toward the margin.
  2. Palmate: when the more prominent veins radiate from a point at or near the base of the leaf.
  3. Parallel: when the veins of about equal size extend from the base to the tip

Parts of a typical flower

  1. Petals - delicate colored parts.
  2. Sepals - protect the flower.
  3. Stamen - the male part of the flower that produces pollen.
  4. Pistil - the female part of the flower that produces seed

 

 

 

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