American Journal of Botany, Vol. 90, No. 3 (Mar., 2003), pp. 347-355 (9 pages) The sexes of dioecious species may differ in a range of vegetative and reproductive traits as well as in physiological ...

Leaves can be enjoyed for their shade, autumn colors, or taste, and the arrangement of leaves on a plant is a practical way to identify a species. However, the details of how plants control their leaf ...

American Journal of Botany, Vol. 38, No. 4 (Apr., 1951), pp. 301-307 (7 pages) Leaf primordia in the Rosaceae are initiated locally on the flanks of the apex from two to five cells below the surface, ...

A Japanese plant species with a peculiar leaf pattern recently revealed unexpected insight into how almost all plants control their leaf arrangement. Leaves can be enjoyed for their shade, autumn ...