Polarised light micrograph of a tangential section of mature wood of Douglas or Oregon pine (Pseudotsuga menziesii, syn Pseudotsuga taxifolia). It is

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Polarised light micrograph of a tangential section of mature wood of Douglas or Oregon pine (Pseudotsuga menziesii, syn Pseudotsuga taxifolia). It is an evergreen fir in the Pinaceae family native to North America. The lozenge shaped structures with round profile inclusions are medullary rays, the majority of which are uniseriate. Magnification: x20 at 10cm wide.

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Size: 4381px × 2086px
Photo credit: © STEVE LOWRY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: -, anatomy, biological, biology, botanical, botany, douglas, flora, light, lm, medullary, meniesii, micrograph, microscope, microscopic, microscopy, nature, oregon, pine, plant, polarised, polarized, pseudotsuga, rays, section, tangential, taxifolia, timber, tree, wood