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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Wiley Interdiscip Rev Syst Biol Med. 2015 Sep 9;7(6):401–412. doi: 10.1002/wsbm.1312

Figure 7. Length growth of a plant leaf.

Figure 7

Initial configuration of the leaf (left) morphing into Rumex Crispus shape (right). The outermost edge of the leaf is subjected to growth; increasing growth value over time shown through the color scheme. The intersection of the two planar sections forms the stiff stem and grows slower than the outer edges. The intermediate material is softer than the stem and the edge, but does not grow. Simulation of the Rumex Crispus leaf is possible through fiber or lengthwise growth.