When is a potato leaf not a Potato leaf ..Bloody Butcher ?

[BlackBear]

Hi all,

I am wondering if any of you know the variations of the Tomato leaf better than I ?


I can spot a normal classical potato leaf ....a mile away .

(Matina , Galinas, Kimberly, Shelicauski . visitation valley, Stupice etc etc.)

I can spot a Silvery fir type leaf

I can spot "angora "

I can spot Rugose (Classical )

and what is labeled "regular " leaf .


However I think there are some variations that make things a bit confusing some times ???

Are there leaf categories that are actually between the rugose/potato/regular classifications ?


I have a Bloody butcher that seems to start out quite serrated deep in the younger leaves then as they mature ...they look Potato ......

If I were to look at it quickly with out knowing it was bloody butcher ...I would say it was a regular leaf ..(or even part rugose ?) but as the plant is getting going it looks like to me not really potato like.


So when is a Potato leaf not a Potato leaf ? .......designation is decided on mature leaves ? when immature leaves look regular ????