| Modification | Definition | Example |
| 1) Tendrils | The leaves are modified into slender wiry and coiled structures called leaf tendrils and support climbers to climb | Pisum Sativum |
| 2) Spines | The leaves modified into a pointed structure and usually protect them from herbivores. | Opuntia |
| 3) Phyllode | It is a green extended structure formed by the modification of petiole or rachis of leaf that carries out photosynthesis. | Acacia |
| 4) Storage leaves | Leaves become fleshy due to storage of water and food material. | Aloe |
| 5) Cotyledons | The mature embryo shows either one or two cotyledons. | Angiosperms and gymnosperms |
| 6) Leaf bladders | Some of the leaves of aquatic plants modified into leaf bladders to trap small insects. | Utricularia |
| 7) Leaf Pitcher | Lamina of the whole leaf is modified into a lid known as a pitcher which traps insects to fulfil the need of nitrogen. | Nepenthes |