Nettle stalk, light micrograph

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Polarised darkfield light micrograph of a transverse section through a vascular bundle the stalk of a nettle (Urtica sp.). Vascular bundles are composed of xylem and phloem tissues, which transport water and carbohydrates around the plant respectively. Magnification: x372 when printed at 10 centimetres wide.

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Size: 7239px × 4830px
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Photo credit: © MAREK MIS/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: -, anatomy, biological, biology, botanical, botany, bundles, cell, cells, darkfield, flora, light, lm, micrograph, microscopy, nature, nettle, phloem, plant, polarised, polarized, sclerenchyma, section, sectioned, stalk, structure, tissue, transverse, urtica, vascular, xylem