Stoma of a milkweed leaf (Asclepias sp), coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). Stomata (plural of stoma) are tiny openings in the epidermis of

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Stoma of a milkweed leaf (Asclepias sp), coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). Stomata (plural of 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: x300 when shortest axis printed at 25 millimetres.

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Photo credit: © DENNIS KUNKEL MICROSCOPY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: 99801a, apocynaceae, asclepiadeae, asclepiadinae, asclepias, cell, cells, colored, coloured, exchange, false-colored, false-coloured, gas, gentianales, guard, leaf, milkweed, plant, plants, sem, stoma, stomata, stomate, stomates