Shaped like a narrow oval. The margins are symmetrically curved, and the leaf is widest at the middle. Shaped like the tip of a lance. The margins are symmetrically curved, and the leaf is widest toward the base. Long and narrow with more or less parallel margins.
Most grasses have linear leaves.
One and a half to two times longer than wide. Similar to elliptic but the margins are parallel, not curved. Shaped like an egg. The margins are symmetrically curved, and the leaf is widest below the middle. The base of the leaf blade can have a wide variety of shapes.