Cross-section of the leaf of a heather plant (Erica sp.) imaged using polarised light microscopy. Heather is a xerophytic plant and the exposed areas

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Cross-section of the leaf of a heather plant (Erica sp.) imaged using polarised light microscopy. Heather is a xerophytic plant and the exposed areas of the leaf are protected from water loss by a layer of thick epidermal cells covered by a uniform layer of cuticle. The lower surface of the leaf has a covering of fine hairs designed to collect and retain water. Magnification: x45 at 10cm wide.

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Size: 5065px × 3450px
Photo credit: © STEVE LOWRY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: -, arid, biological, biology, botanical, botany, cross, cuticle, dehydration, epidermis, erica, flora, heather, leaf, light, lm, loss, micrograph, micrograph., microscope, nature, plant, polarised., polarized, section, water, xerophyte