Key:leaf type
| leaf_type |
| Description |
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| Describes the type of leaves |
| Group: Natural |
| Used on these elements |
| Documented values: 4 |
| Useful combination |
| See also |
| Status: approved |
| Tools for this tag |
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leaf_type=* describes the type of leaves, for instance broadleaved, or needleleaved.
This key is used as refinement for woody vegetation, such as woodlands, trees or shrubs.
How to map
Draw an area around the grounds of the the woodland or place a node at the centre of the grounds.
Add one of the following objects:
- landuse=forest - forest
- natural=wood - natural woodland.
- natural=scrub - Uncultivated land covered with bushes or stunted trees.
- natural=tree - Single tree, often significant.
- natural=tree_row - Line of trees.
- barrier=hedge - Line of closely spaced shrubs.
- landuse=orchard - Plantation of trees or shrubs maintained for food production.
This tag does not apply on boundary=forest or boundary=forest_compartment entities, only on underlying natural=wood/landuse=forest entities.
| Tag | Comment | Wide-view picture |
Close-up-view pictures |
|---|---|---|---|
| leaf_type=broadleaved |
Broadleaved woody vegetation. Mainly angiosperms, but also some conifers. |
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| leaf_type=needleleaved |
Needleleaved woody vegetation. This category includes all plants with needle-like leaves, even if they are not conifers. |
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| leaf_type=mixed | Habitat with broadleaved and needleleaved woody vegetation. | ||
| leaf_type=leafless |
Leafless vegetation. Plants without any leaves and plants that apparently do not have leaves in the common sense. |
These values relate to the Land Cover Classification System (LCCS) by FAO. The Global Forest Map (GFM) by UNEP-WCMC and the Global Land Cover 2000 Project by EU use the same terminology.
Rendering
| Tag | Rendering | Comment | Pictures |
|---|---|---|---|
| leaf_type=broadleaved | Broadleaved woodland. | ||
| leaf_type=needleleaved | Needleleaved woodland. | ||
| leaf_type=mixed | Mixed woodland. | ||
| leaf_type=leafless | Leafless vegetation |
See also
- Proposed features/leaftype - Proposal for this feature
- leaf_cycle=* describes the phenology of leaves, such as evergreen or deciduous.
wood=*- Deprecated feature