When a Leaf...Isn't a Leaf!
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Leaves are a familiar part of the plants we see every day, but did you know there are several types of leaves? Although it would seem that a leaf is a leaf, these plant structures come in many types including simple leaves, palmately compound leaves, and pinnately compound leaves. Knowing about these different leaf types is important in plant identification. Learn all about these leaf types and how to identify them in this video!
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Chapters:
0:00 The World of Leaf Types
0:21 The Two Main Types of Leaves
0:31 Simple Leaves – Their Parts and Anatomy and an Example
1:10 The Two Types of Compound Leaves
1:22 Palmately Compound Leaves – Their Parts and Anatomy and an Example
2:06 Pinnately Compound Leaves – Their Parts and Anatomy and an Example
3:00 Bipinnately Compound Leaves – What They Are and an Example
3:14 Tripinnately Compound Leaves – What They Are and an Example
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3:59 How to Tell a Leaflet from a Leaf – Axillary Buds
4:25 Leaf Type is Just the Beginning in Plant Identification! Other Leaf Characteristics
4:53 The Poison Ivy Video that Sparked this Video Being Made!