VMS f65r: a "spiked" plant

[Jorge_Stolfi]

Some Rosaceae like You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. have stipules that surround the stem.

Could be... But in that example the stipule is very different from the main leaves (which are composite with well-separated lobes).  Whereas on You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. the "monster leaves" look just like pairs of main leaves.

Also, on that example the stipule is attached transversally, around the stem (like the smaller leaf of f8r); whereas on You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. the "monster leaves" are attached along it.

All the best, --jorge