11. Cauline leaves are arranged in alternating fashion with successively smaller size and are petiolated.12. Cauline leaves are infrequent and much smaller.13. Typically the lower third of the cauline or stem leaves wither away also before flowering. 14. It cauline leaves are tall and wide. 15. In " Parnassia ", the leaves are crowded into a cauline leaves above. 16. Cauline leaves are alternate, pappus.17. "Aristida " stems are ascending to erect, with both basal and cauline leaves. 18. The cauline leaves are much reduced and are short petiolate to sessile but not auriculate-clasping. 19. The basal and cauline leaves have one nerve and are linear to linear-lanceolate in shape. 20. Some leaves emerge along the flower stem ( which is known as cauline in botany terms ).
