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I'm an artist working with ecological themes. So I like to know what I'm painting or drawing about:) Took this picture to use as a model of ginko leaves; Have searched using images and listed several sites advertising red leaved plants found no match. I'd appreciate any ideas you all might have.enter image description here

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    Where in the world are you located? In what month of the year did you take the photo? Do you have other photos that show more of the red-leaved plant, especially something from farther away? – Jurp Jan 10 '23 at 12:25
  • Any idea why the the ginkgo leaves are so pale? – Peter4075 Jan 10 '23 at 20:38
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    The Gingko leaves are 'pale' -yellow actually- which means its mid to late autumn when this picture was taken,that's what gingko leaves look like when they fall. The red leaf may not be from a red-leaved plant, it may just be red because its autumn and it turns that oolour before it falls. We need to see more of the red leaf for ID purposes – Bamboo Jan 10 '23 at 21:53

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The leaf is red becasue it's fallen, not because it grew as a red leaf.

My gut reaction is that it looks like "Burning Bush" Euonymus alatus - but could be something else. Those are green until fall, and the distinctly pink coloration and toothed edges match up.

Burning Bush leaves in fall

Image from: https://www.maine.gov/dacf/mnap/features/invasive_plants/euonymus.htm

Ecnerwal
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  • Color is right, but the leaf shape is wrong. Some dogwoods produce the same color autumn leaves, but the venation is clearly wrong here for that to be correct. The leaf in the photo also appears ruffled, although that could easily be specific to just that leaf. I don't think there's enough detail in the photo for us to ID the leaf. – Jurp Feb 16 '23 at 15:03