What do dots in the leaf scar indicate?

What do dots in the leaf scar indicate? New meristems, the lateral buds, develop at the nodes, each just above the point where a leaf is attached. The leaves have dropped off, leaving a leaf scar; the dots inside each leaf scar show where the vascular bundles (xylem and phloem) had entered the petiole of … Continue reading What do dots in the leaf scar indicate?