leaf_phyllotaxis

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• Label: Leaf phyllotaxis
• Entity URI: https://w3id.org/APD/traits/trait_0011410
• Type: categorical
• Definition: A leaf [PO:0025034] spatial pattern [PATO:0000060] trait which is the phyllotaxy [TO:0006014] of leaves, indicating a leaf's position [TO:0000541] relative to other leaves at a stem node [PO:0020141].;Leaf arrangement at a stem node, indicating the relative number and position of leaves at a single stem note.
• Additional comments: This trait only includes true phyllotaxis, the arrangement of leaves at a single node, while the trait `leaf arrangement` indicates how the leaves are presented along the entire shoot system. See the trait `stem_growth_habit` for whole-plant leaf pattern terms, such as `rosette`.
• Allowed values:

  value	description
  alternate	A single leaf is attached at each stem node.
  opposite	A pair of leaves are attached opposite to one another at each stem node.
  whorled	Three or more leaves are attached at each stem node, arranged in a symmetrical pattern around the stem. (Synonyms, verticillate)

See the AusTraits Plant Dictionary (https://w3id.org/APD/traits/trait_0011410) for additional information about this trait.

Coverage

For this trait, AusTraits includes a total of 17,854 records. This includes:

• data for 11,422 species.
• data for 234 families.
• data from 10 datasets (see the portal Citations tab for a list of sources)