Epidermis and Stomates
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Curtis, Lersten, and Nowak 2002 rev. 2015
Platycerium bifurcatum
(staghorn fern) stomates.
Platycerium bifurcatum
(staghorn fern) stomate.
Anemia phyllitidis
(fern) "floating" stomates.
Pyrrosia rupestris
(rock felt fern) "floating" stomates.
Psilotum
(whisk fern) stem cross section with stomate and substomatal chamber.
Pinus strobus
(eastern white pine) leaf torn to show stomates from within and torn ends of plicate mesophyll cells (SEM).
Taxodium
(bald cypress) stomates.
Sciopitys
(Japanese umbrella-pine) leaf torn to show stomates from within leaf and internal trichomes (SEM).
Acetate peel showing details of maize (
Zea mays
) epidermis.
Zea mays
(maize) leaf clearing with focus on epidermis and stomates.
Zea mays
(maize) leaf epidermis with an atypical subsidiary cell.
Zea mays
(maize) leaf clearing with an irregular subsidiary cell.
Orthoclada
(grass) leaf clearing showing stomates and cuticular ridges.
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Elyhordium iowense
(
Elymus
/
Hordium
hybrid) leaf paradermal section showing stomates.
Hymenachne
(marsh grass) freehand cross section of leaf with bulliform cells, aerenchyma, and clusters of sclerenchyma.
Acetate peel from upper epidermis of bean (
Phaseolus vulgarus
) leaf.
Tradescantia
(spiderwort) upper epidermis.
Acacia
leaf clearing with focus on adaxial epidermis.
Acetate peel from lower epidermis of bean (
Phaseolus vulgarus
) leaf.
Tradescantia
(spiderwort) lower epidermis.
Tradescantia
(spiderwort) lower epidermis.
Paradermal section of
Sagittaria
(arrow-head) epidermis with stomates.
Salix cordata
(dune willow) leaf clearing with focus on lower epidermis.
Ligustrum
(privet) leaf paradermal section with stomates.
Tanacetum
(tansy) leaf clearing with focus on abaxial epidermis.
Leaf epidermis stomates and cuticular ridges.
Populus tremuloides
(quaking aspen) leaf clearing with focus on lower epidermis with stomates and cuticular ridges.
