You are here

Leaf observation

Submitted by mlabib on Fri, 09/06/2019 - 15:17

I see a green leaf. This leaf divides in 3 smaller leaves in which some areas may be rotten or mal-nurished in the time they were still attached to the earth. It appears to be an unhealthy leaf. It has many veins, and smaller sized veins within the larger ones. It has a hole in the first leaf to the left. The edges are curvy, resembling a wave. I noticed that most leaves have smooth edges, unlike this one. When it comes to identifying its color, it has a vibrant green color, resembling the grass. On the back of the leaf, it has a transluscent light green. Within the rotten areas, there are squiggly brown lines that I am yet to find out their significance,and some parts ofthe curvy lines are darker than the others. I would assume that the rotten parts are some sort of insect leaving its markings, or a lack of nutrients in that leaf. Additionally, it smells extremely fresh, as if it had been picked off its original home not too long ago. It is rough like a sand paper, and not smooth like most fuzzy summer leaves. It is extremely thin, in which it feels as if you are holding a piece of paper. it is not very strong nor rigid and it can be ripped very easily. If you fit it in my palm, it lays perfectly, so I would assume I can compare it to the size of an average woman's palm. The dimensions are 70 x 80 mm. The length is 70 mm and the width is 80 mm. To enter my leaf in depth, and to analzye it so deeply that we can find it if it was mixed with the rest of the leaves, I can see that the very first leaf to the left (if the whole leaf was facing you) has a hole in it. The squiggly lines are found right at the tip of the leaf, in the third subdivision of the veins. The top middle leaf, facing up,has a squiggly line in the 6th subdivision of the veins. Finally, th 3rd leaf, facing right, has the biggest set of squiggly lines, one in the right half subdivision of veins facing up, and one in the second half facing down. I also know it is my leaf based on the way it was cut. The cut is on an angle, but the left side is the more potent angle.

Post:

Comments

Scientific writing should be in past tense (except for "universal truths").

In your second sentence, malnourished should be one word without the hyphen.

Maybe re-read the whole paragraph before posting. I sometimes catch things last minute that I thought were perfect before, but there are just a few grammatical issues in here.