Forum Flora Germanica

See leaf tip, is there a term for that, so one could key out prop. like this ?

Hi,
the English term is "mucronate".

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?ti ... morphology

In German you can find "stachelspitzig" or "mit aufgesetztem Spitzchen" or something like this.

Thanks. Fishing in dark, checking Thomas Götz text, does not mention 'stachelspitz' (does use that word thought inside text) for example not for Lathyrus laevigatus nither for fragaria, .... Something is there but not all.

In German descriptions, the terms “Grannenspitze” (if sharp) or “Knorpelspitze” (if not sharp) are also used (e.g. various oak leaves).

"Stachelspitze" (short), "Grannenspitze" (long and thin) or "Knorpelspitze" (a hyaline tip) are really not the same thing. There are plenty of terms describing such leaf tips, depending on its function and consistency. It may be a serrated margin (gesägt, gezähnt,), a hydathode (Hydathode, Wasserspalte), an emerging leaf vein (austretender (Blatt)nerv), Granne), a hyaline structure (Knorpel, Knorpelspitze), a hair (Haar, Borste, Granne), a stalked or non-stalked gland (Drüse) and whatever else. Naturally there is not one term accepted by everyone. More unspecific terms that could be used are Spitze, spitzig, bespitzt, spitzlich, stechend, zugespitzt, mit aufgesetzter Spitze and probably many more.