Plant Morphology

From leaf margin and arrangement to the parts of a flower and a corn seedling, take an illustrated look at plant morphology with this collection of guides.

  • More About This Resource...

    • This Web page serves as a linked table of contents for the museum's supplemental resources on plant morphology. From it, you can access the following illustrated guides with a single click:

      • The Parts of a Soybean Seedling (Glycine max, Dicotyledon),
      • The Parts of a Corn Seedling (Zea mays, Monocotyledon),
      • Leaf Arrangement,
      • Leaf Type,
      • Types of Compound Leaves,
      • Leaf Shape,
      • Leaf Margin, and
      • The Parts of a Flower.

    • Completion Time

      Less than 1 period

    • Teacher Tip

      Supplement a study of biodiversity with an activity drawn from this library of plant morphology resources.

      1. Ask students what they know about the form and structure of plants. Keep a running list of their answers.
      2. Divide the class into eight groups, assigning each a different illustrated plant morphology guide.
      3. Send the groups to this online table of contents, or distribute a copy of each group's guide.
      4. Have the groups further investigate their topic and then make a brief class presentation on what they learned.
      5. Update the class list after each group's presentation.

    • Topic

      Biology

    • Subtopic

      Plants