
8.6: Shoot Morphology - Biology LibreTexts
Label the bolded features in the diagram below. When a leaf or bud falls off, it leaves a scar behind. Leaf scars are crescent shaped and have small, circular bundle scars within them …
Leaf scar - Wikipedia
A leaf scar is the mark left by a leaf after it falls off the twig. It marks the site where the petiole attached to the stem . A leaf scar is typically found below a branch, as branches come from …
leaf scar The scarred portion of a twig where a leaf once attached. After several years, the enlarging twig becomes a branch, and the bark of the branch overwhelms the leaf scars, …
12.3: Woody Shoot Structures - Biology LibreTexts
The most prominent scar on this shoot is the v-shaped leaf scar, which is lined with circular vascular bundle scars. Above the leaf scar, in the crotch of the v it forms, is a round axillary …
A Glimpse of Nature - Twigs and Buds | Ames Free Library
Leaf Scar, Bud, & Lenticels (tree of heaven) The pale, heart-shaped area marks the spot where a leaf was once attached. The protuberance nestled in the top of the leaf scar is one of the tree’s …
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Lab 1 Stems - PCC
Leaf scars indicate where last years leaves abscised (fell off). Each represents a node with the region between being the internode. Examine the leaf scar from a piece of dormant stem …
Botany Lab Chapter 5 Flashcards - Quizlet
Bud scale scars result in a series of narrow linear raised regions around the "stem", usually one at start of each growing season; leaf scars are formed by the separation of leaf petiole from …
Botany Woody Stems Lab Flashcards - Quizlet
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Lecture 6: Stem (External structure of stems (Scars (Bud scale
Bud scale scars: each bud has one or more protective external bud scales. Leaf scars: after a leaf falls, a leaf scar remains on the twig where the leaf was once attached to. Can help in plant …
Leaf Scar – Mark left on stem where leaf was attached. Often used in woody plant identification.