Stomata Of Scouring Rush (equisetum Sp.)
by Dennis Kunkel Microscopy/science Photo Library
Title
Stomata Of Scouring Rush (equisetum Sp.)
Artist
Dennis Kunkel Microscopy/science Photo Library
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
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Stomata of a horsetail leaf (Equisetum sp), coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). The leaf is reduced to a scale on the joint of the stem. Stomata (singular = stoma) are tiny openings in the epidermis of a plant that are surrounded by pairs of crescent-shaped cells, called guard cells, that facilitate gas exchange. Magnification: x345 when shortest axis printed at 25 millimetres.
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September 12th, 2018
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