ðə lˈiːf stˈɔːks ɑːɹ ɐbˌaʊt ɐ θˈɜːd æz lˈɔŋ æz ðə lˈiːf, stɹˈaɪeɪɾᵻd, jˈɛloʊ tə ɹˈɛd, wɪð lˈɪnɪɹ tə lˈænsɪtʃˈeɪpt bɹˈaʊn skˈeɪlz, kəntˈeɪnɪŋ tˈuː lˈɑːɹdʒ ænd sˈɛvɹəl smˈɔːl vˈæskjʊlɚ bˈʌndəlz ɪn ɐ kɹˈɔssˈɛkʃənəl dɹˈɔːɪŋ.
The leaf stalks are about a third as long as the leaf, striated, yellow to red, with linear to lancet-shaped brown scales, containing two large and several small vascular bundles in a cross-sectional drawing.