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Leaf or leaflet margin

This feature concerns more or less small-scale patterns or projections on the leaf or leaflet margin. Larger scale lobing is covered by the feature Leaf or leaflet dissection.

 

entire

 

 

toothed, scalloped, or wavy

Individual projections range from large to very small. Choose this state even if only a part of the leaf has such projections.

spiny or ciliate

This state covers hairs or spines along part or all of the leaf margin, not on the leaf surface. Hairs may be dense to sparse, and spines may point backward or forward, or in other directions.

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