Bromeliad leaf. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a leaf from a Guzmania 'Jazz' plant, showing the scaly leaf hairs (trichomes) that abso

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Bromeliad leaf. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a leaf from a Guzmania 'Jazz' plant, showing the scaly leaf hairs (trichomes) that absorb water from the air. Guzmania are epiphytic bromeliads (family Bromeliaceae). Magnification: x187, when printed 10 centimetres wide.

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