A leaf arrangement with three or more leaves at the same point on a stem is termed ...

A leaf arrangement with three or more leaves at the same point on a stem is termed ...

• A. Whorled
• B. Opposite Leaves
• C. Alternate Leaves
• D. Rosette

Answer: (A)

Leaf arrangement describes how leaves sit on a stem. When three or more leaves arise from the same point on the stem, that pattern is called whorled. This contrasts with opposite leaves, where two leaves appear directly across from each other at a node, and with alternate leaves, where a single leaf comes off each node and the leaves alternate sides as you move up the stem. Rosette refers to a circular cluster of leaves at the base or near the ground, not along the stem. So, three or more leaves at the same point is whorled. For example, some shrubs like oleander display whorled leaves at each node.

Leaf arrangement describes how leaves sit on a stem. When three or more leaves arise from the same point on the stem, that pattern is called whorled. This contrasts with opposite leaves, where two leaves appear directly across from each other at a node, and with alternate leaves, where a single leaf comes off each node and the leaves alternate sides as you move up the stem. Rosette refers to a circular cluster of leaves at the base or near the ground, not along the stem. So, three or more leaves at the same point is whorled. For example, some shrubs like oleander display whorled leaves at each node.