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For extra credit, name the type of leaf in the picture.  :-) --LMS

Maple, but I'm not sure what species. Vicki Rosenzweig
Leaf me alone! Let's add a section on bad puns and idioms involving relating to the word leafInvertRect 00:50, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

OK, what kind of maple leaf, then? (I don't know if one would be able to tell just by looking at the leaf.) --Larry Sanger

Green and yellow. Probably the one Cummings wrote about.  :o) --KQ

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The "replacement leaf was not an improvement (too dark). Also, the photo has a useful caption that was apparently not read by the person that changed the photograph as it made no sense with the darker image - Marshman 18:33, 25 Mar 2004 (UTC)

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[edit] Leaf boundry layer

I have added something about humidity air boundry layers to "adaptations". In general, the Adaptations category is overloaded, but I'm not sure where else it should go.

Are you sure about the rustling of leaves as an adaptation to reduce the boundary layer? i had always thought it was an adaptation to prevent damage to the leaves in wind. David D. (Talk) 17:31, 20 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Some pictures you could add




It would help to identify what is shown. The idea of looking at "interesting junk" sort of eliminates usefulness for the encyclopedia - Marshman 04:50, 26 January 2006 (UTC)
Well, two of them show a stoma...
Nevermind. They're already over there. :-) — Omegatron 06:11, 26 January 2006 (UTC)
Remember that the would stoma (pl. stomata means the opening in the plant epidermis. The opening with its surrounding cells is properly termed a stomatal complex (among other names), although stoma or stomata is often applied to the complete structure in the lietrature now. --EncycloPetey 20:34, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] (=

Twice in this document i have found an equals sign following an open bracket, is the equals sign really needed? wouldn't "(Middle Leaf)" be sufficient? Murdochious 09:30, 7 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] dumb this down a bit

see above

You'll need to be more explicit. David D. (Talk) 19:50, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] adding an external link on leaf anatomy?

The following webpages present text information and microscopic images on leaf anatomy, in particular on the adaptation of leaves to various environmental conditions. Do you think this contribution to be worthwile to be linked?

[1]www.vcbio.science.ru.nl/en/virtuallessons/leaf/

[edit] get ready for RVs

less than 2 days off semi-protect, and 3 RVs already. Let's keep our eyes peeled for more unconstructive edits! Debivort 19:20, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] epiderpenis...?

"1 An epiderpenis that covers the upper and lower surfaces" Uh, I don't know much about leaves, but... Shouldn't this be epidermis or something rather than... epider-penis...? o_o

Guess that'd be one of those "unconstructive edits" I just read about. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 216.14.157.144 (talk) 09:35, 14 March 2007 (UTC).

That's exactly right. You are welcome to fix the article next time you spot any trickery like this too... Debivort 17:18, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
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