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A type of arrangement of leaves along a stem or branch, in which only one leaf attaches to the stem at a node. This term also applies to branches, flowers and fruits.
 
             Figure A.  Alternate leaf arangement along stem of
                                 Solidago bicolor.

                 Figure B.  Alternate branching in Ribes cynosbati.

 

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