leaf vein
Foliage transport line
A leaf vein is one of the visible lines running through a leaf, forming the network of tubes that transport water and nutrients.
Veins branch from a central midrib in patterns characteristic of different plant species—some parallel, others radiating like a web.
The vein structure also provides structural support, keeping the leaf from collapsing.
- midribCentral vein of foliage
- chlorophyllLight-harvesting plant pigment
- photosynthesisLight-to-sugar conversion in plants
- plant biologyScientific study of flora
- capillarySmallest blood vessel
branching · network · skeleton · tracery · fine lines · palm · fern · blade · sap · water transport · water · nutrients · pattern · fractal · delicate · green · translucent · pressed
- nature patternsspiral, fractal, honeycomb, branching, symmetry
- plant traitsthorny, spiny, evergreen, deciduous, flowering
- vascular tissuexylem, phloem, cambium, stele, vessel elements
- venationvenation, veining, veinlet, midrib, nervure
- leavespine needle, frond, fronds, palm frond, lily pad
- structural supportsbeams, posts, columns, scaffold, girders