Heather leaf stomata. Light micrograph of a transverse section through a stomata (centre, circular) in the leaf of a heather (Erica sp.) plant. Heathe

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Heather leaf stomata. Light micrograph of a transverse section through a stomata (centre, circular) in the leaf of a heather (Erica sp.) plant. Heather is a drought plant (xerophyte). Xerophytes have evolved an anatomy that cuts down water loss through transpiration. The epidermis consists of thick-walled cells covered in a thick waxy cuticle (top, light-pink/white). The stomata are sunken and the cup above each stoma traps moist air. Magnification: x234 when printed 10 centimetres wide.

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Size: 5616px × 3744px
Photo credit: © DR KEITH WHEELER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: adaptation, adaptations, adapted, angiosperm, angiosperms, arid, biological, biology, botanical, botany, cell, cells, cuticle, drought, dry, duct, epidermis, erica, flora, heath, heather, leaf, light, micrograph, microscope, nature, plant, plants, sp., stoma, stomata, xerophyte, xerophytic