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Peltate leaves are target shaped or shield like. Pictured is a peltate leaf of Indian cress.

Peltate Leaf of Indian Cress

Peltate leaves are target shaped or shield like. Pictured is a peltate leaf of Indian cress.

"A, Shapes of bases of leaves; B, Peltate leaf of Tropaeolum. 1, heart-shaped; 2, arrow-shaped; 3, halberd-shaped." -Bergen, 1896

Leaf Bases

"A, Shapes of bases of leaves; B, Peltate leaf of Tropaeolum. 1, heart-shaped; 2, arrow-shaped; 3, halberd-shaped."…

"Peltate.--Stalk fastened in the middle." -Newman, 1850

Peltate Leaf

"Peltate.--Stalk fastened in the middle." -Newman, 1850

"Peltate, with the petiole inserted in the lamina, but not in the center of it."—Darby, 1855

Peltate Leaf

"Peltate, with the petiole inserted in the lamina, but not in the center of it."—Darby, 1855