Petiole (botany) - Wikipedia The petiole is a stalk that attaches a leaf to the plant stem In petiolate leaves the leaf stalk may be long (as in the leaves of celery and rhubarb), or short (for example basil) When completely absent, the blade attaches directly to the stem and is said to be sessile or apetiolate
Petiole - Definition and Function - Biology Dictionary The petiole is the stalk that supports a leaf in a plant and attaches it to the stem Many people often call it a stem, which is incorrect A stem is the part of the plant that serves as the main source of support and produces nodes and roots, and that’s not what we observe in petioles
Petiole | plant anatomy | Britannica Are the Middle East and the Near East the Same Thing? …the plant leaf stalks (petioles) Although sometimes known as Manila hemp, Cebu hemp, or Davao hemp, the abaca plant is not related to true hemp …plant stem by a stalklike petiole
Petiole, Petiolule - Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia In a compound leaf, the small stalk that attaches a leaflet to the leaf’s petiole (in a palmately compound leaf) or to the leaf’s rachis (in a pinnately compound leaf) is called a petiolule Leaflets do not have axillary buds at their base, nor do their petiolules have the motility or flexibility of petioles
5 Main Types of Petioles Found in Plants | Botany - Biology Discussion The following points highlight the five main types of petioles found in plants The types are: 1 Petiole of Cucurbita sp 2 Petiole of Helianthus Annuus 3 Petiole of Piper Betle 4 Petiole of Nymphaea Stellata 5 Petiole of Eichhornia sp Type # 1 Petiole of Cucurbita sp (Family: Cucurbitaceae):
Understanding Plants: Stems, Petioles, And Their Absence In botany, the petiole is the stalk that attaches the leaf blade to the stem The terms petiolate and apetiolate refer to leaves with and without petioles, respectively When a leaf lacks a petiole, the blade attaches directly to the stem, and it is described as sessile