Darkfield and polarised light micrograph of a Cinclidium stygium moss leaf showing the cells packed with chloroplasts. The cell walls have a characteristic direction-dependent colour as a result of the birefringence when viewed under polarised light microscopy. Magnification: x30 when printed with the longest axis at 10 centimetres long.

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