Bottom View
American Leaf (left):
Elongated leaf
Large, prominent
teeth on edge; bristle on teeth curves inward
Blade tapers sharply to meet stem
at base of leaf blade
Light green
underside on leaves exposed to the sun
Chinese Leaf (right):
Oval-shaped
leaf
Small teeth
on edge
Base of leaf blade rounded
Underside of sun leaves look whitish
because of many hairs
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