Plants & Trees (Q&A)

Answer: Alternate is a type of leaf attachments that are singular at nodes and leaves alternate direction, to a greater or lesser degree, along the stem. In simple terms first leaf on one side and then on the other in two ranks along an axis; not paired. Example- Acalypha hispida, Red-hot cat tail, which has an alternate leaf arrangement.

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