The leaf blade is attached to the stem by the petiole At the base of the petiole --in some leaves-- are a pair of (usually) small, leaf-like parts, called stipules These can, however, be quite large, measuring up to half the length of the leaf Some stipules have been modified to resemble spines Roses have leaf-like stipules
leaf-like or scale-like outgrowth at the base of a leaf stalk; usually in pairs stolon shoot growing from a plant above or below ground; gives rise to a new plant at its tip
Very small, leaflike structures that occur at the base of the petiole on the leaves of a very few trees, usually appearing briefly in early spring with leaf emergence, and soon falling away Examples include the large stipules of Tuliptree and the very small ones of some American Chestnuts