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Identification: Characteristics of Broadleaves

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Leaf margins

Leaf margins vary in texture.

Margins are crenate
(rounded)		    Margins are lobed
A leaf with crenate margins    A leaf with lobed margins
Margins are entire
(not indented)		    Margins are serrate
(toothed or rough)
A leaf with smooth or entire margins    A leaf with serrate margins
Margins are pinnatifid
(feathered)		     
A leaf with pinnatifid margins  

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