Discernment of coniferous and deciduous leaves of trees and shrubs from decorative and artificial materials by means of optical diffuse reflectance spectroscopy

The article was the first time investigation the spectra of diffuse light reflection from coniferous and deciduous green leaves of trees and shrubs that growing in the Krasnodar region territory. The obtained spectral data were compared with the spectra of diffuse light reflection from green synthetic decorative and artificial leaves and various camouflage materials. The use of vegetation indices of “greenness” to discriminate coniferous and deciduous leaves of trees and shrubs from decorative and artificial materials by optical diffuse reflectance spectroscopy was proposed.