Peltate

peltate (adjective) – like a shield or plate attached on the lower surface at a single central point (often on a short stalk), with the edges free.; (2) minutely umbilicate = scutelliform (shield-shaped) = disciform (3) squamules attached only in the centre, i. e., minutely umbilicate.

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