You encounter a plant that has 12 small leaflike structures arrayed along a thin tube-shaped structure. closer examination reveals an axillary bud at the base of each of the leaflike structures. what are you looking at? you encounter a plant that has 12 small leaflike structures arrayed along a thin tube-shaped structure. closer examination reveals an axillary bud at the base of each of the leaflike structures. what are you looking at? a. 1 simple leaf subdivided into 12 leaflets. b. 12 simple leaves arrayed along a stem. c. 1 compound leaf with 12 leaflets. d. a doubly compound leaf.