birch leaf

Deciduous tree part

A birch leaf is the foliage of a birch tree—typically small, triangular or diamond-shaped with serrated edges, turning yellow in autumn.

Birch leaves appear in herbal remedies and teas, valued for supposed diuretic and anti-inflammatory properties: birch leaf extract, birch leaf tea.

Related

twig · deciduous · tree canopy · autumn · fall color · golden · flutter · serrated · veins · canopy · grove · papery · rustling · woodland · green · yellowing · delicate · paper thin

Opposites
leaf type/morphology

birch leafpine needle

Thin evergreen leaf

fir needle · needle · cactus spine

seasonal persistence

birch leafevergreen foliage

Plant matter staying green

holly leaf · magnolia leaf · pine needle

Family

birch, leaf, birches, leaves, leafy, leaflet, leaflets, leafed, leafing

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G