Do leaves really always have an axillary bud at the base?

[VVD]

TL;DR

Plant morphology.

Would love some insight: We're always taught that you can tell a leaf by the axillary bud where the petiole connects to the stem. But what if the axillary bud has developed into a stem/branch? Would it be correct to say that leaves often lack axillary buds at their junction with the stem (maybe one used to be there, but later developed into a stem/branch)?

Thanks!

 

[jim mcnamara]

Not really correct, at least as you worded it. Sometimes (often) people confuse compound leaves with a branch, which may be what you are considering. The bud in the mode is the giveaway.