Table showing examples of different leaf shapes of NZ plants.

Leaves come in many different shapes. This table shows some examples of different leaf shapes of kawakawa (Piper excelsum), hound’s tongue fern (Zealandia pustulata), kidney fern (Hymenophyllum nephrophyllum), lacebark (Hoheria populnea) and coprosma (Coprosma rotundifolia).

Image acknowledgements: Kawakawa, Judi Lapsley-Miller, CC BY 4.0; Hound’s tooth, Jeremy R Rolfe, CC BY 4.0; Lacebark, Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0; Kidney fern, John Sawyer,  CC BY-NC 4.0; Coprosma, Jesse Bythell, CC BY-NC 4.0.

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Published:16 August 2022Size: 4.8 MB