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Identification: Characteristics of Broadleaves

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Leaf shapes

Leaves vary in shape.

Dissected Cordate (heart-shaped) Elliptic
A dissected leaf A heart-shaped leaf An elliptic-shaped leaf
Orbicular Hastate (arrowhead-shaped) Reniform (kidney-shaped)
An orbicular-shaped leaf A hastate-shaped leaf A reniform-shaped leaf
Cuneate (wedge-shaped) Lanceolate Linear
A wedge-shaped leaf A lanceolate-shaped leaf A linear-shaped leaf
Oblong Obovate Ovate
An oblong-shaped leaf An obovate-shaped leaf An ovate-shaped leaf

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