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UC IPM Home > Weed Photo Gallery > Identification Characteristics of Grasses > Leaf blades and tips

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Identification: Characteristics of Grasses

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Leaf blades and tips

Leaves may be flat, rolled or twisted and vary by width and by the shape of their tips.

Boat-shaped leaf tip Pointed leaf tip
Illustration of boat-shaped leaf tip Illustration of pointed leaf tip
Parallel sided leaf blade Needle-like leaf blade
Illustration of parallel sided leaf blade Illustration of needle-like leaf blade
Tapering leaf blade at base Constricted hleaf blade at base
Illustration of tapering leaf blade Illustration of constricted leaf blade
Twisted leaf blade  
Illustration of twisted leaf blade  

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