Plant Structure Collection (page 2)

Pine needle, light micrograph
Pine needle. Light micrograph of a transverse section through a leaf (needle) of a pine tree (Pinus sp.). The leaves are needle-like so they present a large surface area for photosynthesis but

Lilac stem, light micrograph
Lilac stem. Light micrograph of a transverse section through the young woody stem of a lilac (Fraxinus excelsior) tree. The thick epidermis (solid green) is being sloughed (pushed/broken)

Common broom stem, light micrograph
Common broom stem. Light micrograph of a transverse section through the stem of a common broom (Salicornia europaea) plant

Ash stem, light micrograph
Ash stem. Light micrograph of a transverse section through the woody stem of an ash (Fraxinus excelsior) tree showing four growth rings (concentric circles)

Young pine tree stem, light micrograph
Young pine tree stem. Light micrograph of a transverse section through a two and a half-year-old stem of a pine tree (Pinus sp.)

Dyers greenweed stem, light micrograph
Dyers greenweed stem. Polarised light micrograph of a transverse section through the stem of a dyers greenweed (Genista tinctoria) plant

Yew tree root, light micrograph
Yew tree root. Light micrograph of a transverse section through a root of a yew tree, (Taxus baccata). Most of the outer cortex (dark blue)

Marsh samphire stem, light micrograph
Marsh samphire stem. Light micrograph of a transverse section through the stem of a marsh samphire, (Salicornia europaea) plant. This is a succulent, xerophytic, halophyte plant

Ginkgo leaf stalk, light micrograph
Ginkgo leaf stalk. Light micrograph of a transverse section through the leaf stalk (petiole) of a ginkgo tree (Ginkgo biloba)

Pine wood structure, light micrograph
Pine wood structure. Polarised light micrograph of a longitudinal radial section through the stem wood (xylem) of the deal pine tree (Pinus mitis)

Cedar tree stem, light micrograph
Cedar tree stem. Light micrograph of a transverse section through a stem of a cedar tree (Thujopsis dolobrata). The four ridges on the outer surface are microphyllous leaves

Elder tree stem, light micrograph
Elder tree stem. Light micrograph of a transverse section through the very young woody stem of an elder (Sambuca nigra) tree

Root fungus, light micrograph
Root fungus. Light micrograph of a cross-section through a root containing fungal hyphae called endotrophic mycorrhiza. The hyphae (green and blue)

Japanese sago palm leaf, light micrograph
Japanese sago palm leaf. Light micrograph of a transverse section through the leaf (pinna) of a Japanese sago palm, cycad, (Cycas revoluta)

Eucalyptus stem, light micrograph
Eucalyptus stem. Light micrograph of a transverse section through a one-year-old stem of a Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus globulus) plant

Mahogany wood structure, light micrograph
Mahogany wood structure. Polarised light micrograph of a longitudinal tangential section through a woody stem (xylem) of a mahogany (Swietenia sp.) tree

Yew tree leaf, light micrograph
Yew tree leaf. Light micrograph of a transverse section through the leaf (pinna) of a yew tree, (Taxus baccata). The structure has xerophytic (drought plants) characteristics

Birch stem, light micrograph
Birch stem. Light micrograph of a transverse section through the woody stem of a birch (Betula alba) tree, showing a portion of the xylem including some of the pith (bottom left)

Japanese sago palm root, light micrograph
Japanese sago palm root. Light micrograph of a transverse section through a root of a Japanese sago palm, (Cycas revoluta)

Young yew tree stem, light micrograph
Young yew tree stem. Light micrograph of a transverse section through a one-year-old stem of a yew tree (Taxus baccata). The epidermis (outer layer)

Nuclear envelope connecting to ER
Transmission electron micrograph of section through part of a nucleus of a filament cell in moss Physcomitrella patens showing connection between nuclear envelope and endoplasmic reticulum

Chloroplasts in protoplast of tobacco
False-colour transmission electron micrograph of chloroplasts in a protoplast from a tobacco leaf, Nicotiana tabacum, (cultivar Xanthi)

False-colour TEM of root cell division
False-colour transmission electron micrograph of a late stage of cell division in the root tip cell (meristem) of Zea mays, maize

Cell nuclei with chromatin
Transmission electron micrograph of several nuclei in meristematic tissue of the maize plant Zea mays root tip at interphase. Large nucleus approaching mitosis showing clumping of chromatin

Dividing chloroplast in a pea leaf
False colour transmission electron micrograph of a dividing chloroplast in the leaf of the pea plant, Pisum sativum, showing the central area constricting to partition the cell into two daughter

Cellulose microfibrils of a cell wall
Scanning electron micrograph of the surface of a protoplast (cell with wall removed) from a leaf of the tobacco plant Nicotiana tabacum

Starch grains in potato, light micrograph
Starch grains in potato. Light micrograph of a potato (Solanum tuberosum) showing cells full of food starch grains

Cytoplasmic streaming in onion cells
Cytoplasmic streaming. Coloured light micrograph (LM) of a section through some onion cells, Allium cepa, showing cytoplasmic streaming. Strands of cytoplasm can be seen in the cell at centre

False-colour SEM of 2 protoplasts fusing

TEM of chloroplasts
Transmission electron micrograph of chloroplasts from the yellow portion of a variegated yellow/green coleus plant, Coleus blumei

Protoplast showing cellulose microfibrils
Scanning electron micrograph of the surface of a tobacco leaf protoplast, Nicotiana tabacum, showing cellulose microfibrils regrowing over the plasma membrane

TEM of a chloroplast from a pea plant
False colour transmisson electron micrograph of a chloroplast in the leaf of a pea plant Pisum sativum. The chloroplast is the site of photosyn- thesis; a process by which plants obtain carbohyd

Cutaway illustration of plant chloroplast
Cutaway illustration of a plant chloroplast, the unit within the leaf which manufactures the plants food supply - starch - during photosynthesis

Chloroplasts in cells of Zinnia
Chloroplasts in mesophyll cells of leaf. Coloured Transmission Electron Micrograph (TEM) of meso- phyll cells in a young leaf of Zinnia elegans

Starch grains in potato cells
False-colour scanning electron micrograph of a slice through a raw potato, Solanum tuberosum, showing starch grains, or amyloplasts (red), within their cellular compartments

TEM of a chloroplast from a tobacco leaf
False-colour transmission electron micrograph of a chloroplast from a leaf of the tobacco plant, Nicotiana tabacum. Chloroplats are the sites of photosynthesis in green plants

Chloroplast in the leaf of a pea plant
False colour transmisson electron micrograph of a chloroplast in the leaf of a pea plant Pisum sativum. The chloroplast is the site of photosynthesis; the process by which plants obtain carbohydrates

Chloroplasts from leaf of Coleus
False-colour transmission electron micrograph of a green chloroplast from a variegated leaf of the plant Coleus blumei. Chloroplasts are the sites of photosynthesis in plants & green algae

Green alga, TEM
Transmission electron micrograph of a section through a single cell green algae, Chlamydomonas asymmetrica. The micrograph shows the arrangement of chloroplasts, dark-stained bodies

False-colour TEM of an amyloplast

Dividing cell in maize root tip

Mountain andromeda stem, light micrograph
Mountain andromeda stem. Light micrograph of a transverse section through the stem of a mountain andromeda (Pieris floribunda) plant. This is a drought plant (xerophyte)

Water lily leaf stalk, light micrograph
Water lily leaf stalk. Light micrograph of a transverse section through the leaf stalk (petiole) of a water lily (Nymphaea sp.). All aquatic plants (hydrophytes) have a similar structure

Pondweed stem, light micrograph
Pondweed stem. Light micrograph of a transverse section through the stem of a pondweed (Potamogeton sp.) plant. All aquatic plants (hydrophytes) have a similar stem structure

Water milfoil stem, light micrograph
Water milfoil stem. Light micrograph of a transverse section through the stem of the aquatic whorled water milfoil (Myriophyllum verticillatum) plant

Water milfoil shoot-tip, light micrograph
Water milfoil shoot tip. Light micrograph of a transverse section through the shoot-tip of the aquatic whorled water milfoil (Myriophyllum verticillatum) plant

Waterweed stem, light micrograph
Waterweed stem. Polarised light micrograph of a transverse section through a stem of the aquatic western waterweed (Elodea nuttallii) plant

Mistletoe stem, light micrograph
Mistletoe stem. Polarised light micrograph of a transverse section through the stem of a mistletoe (Viscum album) plant. The epidermis (outer layer)

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