Their leaves vary in area from less than 1 square millimetre to greater than 1 square metre. Large-leaved plants predominate in tropical jungle - something that was noted as early as the 19th Century.
Some plants have evolved with large leaves to maximise the amount of light they can absorb, often found under forest canopies where they struggle for exposure to light. The cross-section of a leaf ...
It can vary in size quite considerably, sometimes surviving in regularly mown lawns by producing small, prostrate leaves, but usually growing quite large in pastures and waste areas, out-competing ...