Photographs by Bec Stanley
Close up of the divaricating branch leaf structure (muehlenbeckia astonii)
Close up of branching in sophora prostrata
Penanntia corymbosa - which has a divaricating juvenile stage only. In the next few years this will develop a trunk and a larger leaf.
Muehlenbeckia astonii at the Auckland Botanic Gardens - showing the use of divaricates as a horticultural amenity plant.
Juvenile and adult leaf in lancewood at the changeover
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