Lanceolate

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A mutation that causes the plant to produce single leaflets instead of the 5-9 leaflets we are used to.

🔊 LAN·see·oh·layt


In the Wild — Example

The lanceolate mutation produces narrow single leaflets instead of the typical multi-fingered fan leaves.

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