Plant Description                                              Name __________________

Use the web page on Leaf Terminology, http://tcdsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/scroache/leaf_terminology.htm, to help you describe your plant.

1. My Plant is a (common name) _________________________

1b. My Plant is a (scientific name) _________________________

2. Its leaves are  ___________________________ (illustrate)
     (simple or compound)

3. The margin of the leaves are  ____________________ (illustrate)
      (entire, toothed, or lobed)

4. Which of these words describes the appearance of your leaf: (illustrate)
     (Undulate (wavy), Glaucous, Pubescent, Glabrous, Variegated)

       __________________________________________

5. The leaf arrangement is  __________________________ (illustrate)
    (opposite, alternate, or whorled)

6. The leaf veins are  ________________________ (illustrate)
    (palmate, pinnate, or parallel)