UIPlants: Botanic Terminology

Leaf Veins: Parallel Click on the image for a larger view of the photo. Click on the name for detailed information on the plant.
Umbrella Pine (Sciadopitys verticillata)
Bristlecone Pine (Pinus aristata)	Norway Spruce (Picea abies)
Note: Ginkgo is often mistakenly thought to have parallel veins. This is incorrect as the veins divide as they branch out to the leaf edge (dichotomous).
Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba)

Leaf Veins: Parallel

Veins run the length of the leaf roughly evenly apart. In some species, the parallel veins join together at the base and apex. Needle-type evergreens and grasses have parallel veins.

Botanical Terminology > Leaf Veins > Parallel

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Leaf Veins: Parallel Click on the image for a larger view of the photo. Click on the name for detailed information on the plant.

Leaf Veins: Parallel
Click on the image for a larger view of the photo.
Click on the name for detailed information on the plant.