Leaves

[Sir Budlee]

I am wondering why some plant leaves will have seven "lobes" and others will have 9 or 6 or 5.

[just_speakin_my_mind]

Depends on the strain (genetics) and age of the plant-- many young-uns start with 5 then get more as they age....

 

some clones will have single or triples!!! They USUALLY outgrow it-- though we had a sharksbreath once that stayed that way thru her grow-- unfortunately, her clones out-grew it.

 

Would have been a GREAT outdoor plant! LMAO!

[Nemosity]

The more indica traits shown in leaves will have less lobes, while a more or pure sativa will have more. Indica's trait leaves are wide, while sativa's are more slender. You can also run into mutant crazy leaves when a clone is taken from a plant that is already flowering. Forcing the clone back into veg causes crazy growth, single leaf and all sorts of craziness.

[Sir Budlee]

Thanks, very interesting indeed. The flowers don't seem to mind how many lobes the leaves have