foglia

Also known as leaves, tree leaf, plant leaves

organo delle piante specializzato per la fotosintesi clorofilliana

AI overview

A leaf is a flattened plant part that grows from stems and varies widely in shape and structure across different plant species. Leaves matter because they are where plants capture sunlight and conduct photosynthesis, the process that produces the food and oxygen that sustains most life on Earth.

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Research

235,977 papers

Leaf development and evolution.Current topics in developmental biology · 2019
Leaf direction: Lamina joint development and environmental responses.Plant, cell & environment · 2021
Leaf senescence.Annual review of plant biology · 2007
Leaf form diversity and evolution: a never-ending story in plant biology.Journal of plant research · 2024
Leaf angle regulation toward a maize smart canopy.The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology · 2025

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Wikidata facts

Part of: tree
Has part: leaf sheath
Image: Leaf Varieties (15 sp).png
Has use: mulch

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different from: folio
Commons category: Leaves
topic's main category: Category:Leaves
Commons gallery: Leaf
Unicode character: 🍂
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
name: nate
P13311: Northern Ireland

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Article · Italiano

Le foglie sono organi delle piante, specializzati nell'attuazione della fotosintesi. Le foglie possono, in alcune piante, essere modificate per altri scopi (es. catafilli con funzione di protezione e accumulo, embriofilli con funzione riproduttiva). Strutture simili a foglie - e denominate fronde - si trovano nelle felci.

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