simple leaves

Leaves with an undivided blade; there are many types, grouped according to shape.

lanceolate

Simple leaf with a narrow blade that is longer than it is wide, ending in a point.

ovate

Simple leaf with an egg-shaped blade.

peltate

Simple leaf with a petiole attached perpendicularly to the center of the blade’s underside.

linear

Simple leaf with a long and very narrow blade and almost parallel margins.

reniform

Simple leaf with a kidney-shaped blade.

orbiculate

Simple leaf with a somewhat rounded blade.

cordate

Simple leaf with a heart-shaped blade.

hastate

Simple leaf with a spear-shaped blade.

spatulate

Simple leaf in which the blade widens, taking the shape of a spatula.