Fern stem, light micrograph. Transverse section through a rachis (stem) of the bracken fern (Pteridium aquilinum). Under the outer epidermis (black) i

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Fern stem, light micrograph. Transverse section through a rachis (stem) of the bracken fern (Pteridium aquilinum). Under the outer epidermis (black) is a thin cortex (deep red) of thick-walled cells (sclerenchyma). The rest of the stem consists of a supporting tissue of parenchyma cells (light pink). Within the stem, embedded in the parenchyma, are vascular strands (oval-round) called the meristeles. At the centre of these are thick-walled wood cells (xylem). Magnification: x14 when printed at 10 centimetres high.

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