leaf_margin

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• Label: Leaf margin
• Entity URI: https://w3id.org/APD/traits/trait_0011313
• Type: categorical
• Definition: A leaf shape trait [TO:0000492] which is the edge shape [PATO:0002267] of the leaf margin [PO:0020128], in particular the presence or absence of leaf lamina teeth [PO:0025518] and the shape [PATO:0000052] of the leaf lamina teeth (serrate, dentate, or crenate).;Shape of the leaf margin, referencing incisions or projections in the outermost 1/8 of the leaf lamina.
• Additional comments: Terms describing leaf lamina projections and incisions that are greater than 1/8 of the distance to the midrib are captured under the traits `leaf_lobation` and `leaf_division_detailed`.
• Allowed values:

  value	description
  entire	Leaf margin lacks projections or indentations that extend less than 1/8 of the distance to the midrib.
  toothed	Leaf margin has small projections or lobes along the edge of the leaf lamina. This is a broad term that includes serrate, dentate, and crenulate.
  toothed_crenate	Type of toothed leaf margin with teeth that are rounded or obtuse, rather than having a sharp apex. [PO:0025519]
  toothed_dentate	Type of toothed leaf margin with sharp teeth that point outwards at right angles to the leaf margin.
  toothed_serrate	Type of toothed leaf margin with sharp teeth that are angled toward the tip of the leaf. (Synonyms, saw-toothed)

See the AusTraits Plant Dictionary (https://w3id.org/APD/traits/trait_0011313) for additional information about this trait.

Coverage

For this trait, AusTraits includes a total of 18,310 records. This includes:

• data for 12,300 species.
• data for 265 families.
• data from 13 datasets (see the portal Citations tab for a list of sources)