Parts+of+a+Leaf



When you look at a leaf from far away, you don't notice all the parts. You just see a lovely leaf, fluttering in the wind. There's more to a leaf than that, though.  Leaves can be simple, having one blade (like a maple leaf) or compound, having many blades (like a locust leaf). Each blade is connected to the stem by a //petiole.//  Leaves are protected by a waxy covering called a //cuticle.// Veins carry food and water through the leaf. It has guard cells, which surround an opening in the leaf called a //stoma//. The stomata allow carbon dioxide to enter the leaf, and oxygen to leave it. Click on The Great Plant Escape to learn more about the parts. Be sure to click on the blue links on the page to get more information. Enchanted Learning will give you more detailed information about leaves and also has some leaf activities you might enjoy.