Knautia sp. stalk, light micrograph

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Polarised light micrograph of a transverse section through the stalk of a Knautia sp. plant showing two stomata (upper centre left and upper centre right). Stomata are specialised cells in the epidermis of plants that allow carbon dioxide in and water and oxygen out. Magnification: x372 when printed at 10 centimetres wide.

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Size: 7240px × 4835px
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Photo credit: © MAREK MIS/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: -, anatomy, background, biological, biology, blue, botanical, botany, bundles, cell, cells, flora, knautia, light, lm, micrograph, microscopy, nature, plant, polarised, polarized, respiration, sclerenchyma, section, sectioned, stalk, stoma, stomata, structure, tissue, transverse, vascular