Spatulate - oblong but tapering to a narrow base; spoon-shaped.
Sagittate - arrow-shaped; lobes at base acute and pointing downward, while the main body tapers upward to a point.
Leaf Bases
Cordate - heart-shaped.
spatulate Shaped like a spatula, spoon-shaped or paddle. species Basic classification unit of plants comprised of individuals that are recognized as distinct from other species, and which can freely interbreed among themselves.
Spatulate Spoon shaped.
Speciation the evolutionary process of a wild population becoming a new distinct species.
Drosera intermedia (spatulate leaved sundew). Photo by Uli Lorimer." /
Drosera intermedia - the pinkish haze all over the muck. Photo by Uli Lorimer." /
Necrophilia americana (carrion beetle), one of about seven I found climbing on a piece of dung.
spatulate search for term- a., shaped like a spatula or spoon, gradually widening distally and with a rounded tip, as some leaves.species search for term- n.
These leaves have a waxy coat and usually come in shades of gray-green or purple. (Collards, a closely related type and the greens of choice in the southern US, have green, more spatulate leaves with little or no crinkling.) ...
 See also: Flower, Branch, Whorl, Bract, Basal
  
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