All leaves are connected to the stem by a thin stalk. What is this stalk called?

petiole

All leaves are connected to the stem by a thin stalk. What is this stalk called?
petiole for simple leaves- a rachis for compound leaves
Reply:Petiole = Stalk of a leaf, Especially a simple leaf. (Hibiscus, Mango ) .





Rachis (old spelling Rhachis )= Stalk of only a compound leaf (Fern, Rose, Tamarind, Gold mohor, and many others).





Frond = Entire compound leaf with rachis and leaflets ( Frond of fern, Frond of coconut).





Pedicel = Stalk of a flower; and NOT leaf.
Reply:In botany, a petiole is the stalk of a leaf, attaching the blade to the stem. Petiolate leaves are ones where the tendril connects to the leaf before its apex.
Reply:stalk
Reply:petiole. when the leaves are compound, its called a petiolule.
Reply:phlorem? xylem? :)
Reply:RACHIS OR FROND
Reply:this stalk is called as pedicel
Reply:A Botanical Glossary of Taxonomic Terminology


• PETIOLE


leafstock, slender stalk by which a leaf is attached to the stem.





Wikipedia English - Free Encyclopedia


• Petiole


In botany, a petiole is the stalk of a leaf, attaching the blade to the stem.


A petiole (also called a pedicel) is the first abdominal segment of members of the Apocrita. Also see postpetiole.
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Reply:petiole in the case of a simple leaf and a palmately compound leaf. You may use the term rachis( NOT FROND ) for a pinnately compound leaf. Rachi are of several types based on branching including primary secondary tertiary etc. Pedicel is the stalk of the inflorescence(flower apparatus)
Reply:It is called a petiole.
Reply:Pidecel.