Cellular Collection (page 15)

Flax plant stem, light micrograph
Flax plant stem. Light micrograph of a transverse section through a stem of the flax plant (Linum usitatissimum). The layers from outer to inner (some very thin) are the epidermis (bottom)

Clover plant stem, light micrograph
Clover plant stem. Light micrograph of a transverse section through a stem of the clover plant (Trifolium pratense). Magnification: x100 when printed at 10 centimetres wide

Wheat stem, light micrograph
Wheat stem. Light micrograph of a section through the stem of a wheat grass (Triticum aestivium). The circular structures (orange and green) are vascular bundles

Cotton plant root, light micrograph
Cotton plant root. Light micrograph of a transverse section through a root of the cotton plant (Gossypium hirsutum). The layers from outer to centre (some very thin)

Peanut plant stem, light micrograph
Peanut plant stem. Light micrograph of a transverse section through a stem of the peanut plant (Arachis hypogaea). Below the stems outer layer (epidermis) is a cortex of parenchyma cells (blue)

Cucurbita plant stem, light micrograph
Cucurbita plant stem. Light micrograph of a transverse section through a stem of a Cucurbita plant. Magnification: x14 when printed at 10 centimetres wide

Stinging nettle stem, light micrograph
Stinging nettle stem. Polarised light micrograph of a transverse section through a stem of the stinging nettle plant (Urtica dioica)

Dandelion plant stem, light micrograph
Dandelion plant stem. Light micrograph of a transverse section through a stem of a dandelion (Taraxacum officinalis). The outer layer is the epidermis and cuticle (red-blue)

Pear fruit tissue, light micrograph
Pear fruit tissue. Light micrograph of a longitudinal section through tissue from the fruit of a pear tree (Pyrus sp.). The section shows stone clusters or sclerieds (red)

Plasmodesma plant cells, light micrograph
Plasmodesma plant cells. Light micrograph of a transverse section through intracellular bridges (plasmodema cell) in the fruit of a strychnine plant (Strychnos nux-vomica)

Shepherds purse seeds, light micrograph
Shepherds purse seeds. Light micrograph of a longitudinal section through a fruit of the shepherds purse (Capsell bursa-pastoris), showing eight seeds and embryos (red)

Young stem, light micrograph. Longitudinal section through a young stem showing an intercalary meristem. Intercalary meristems are found at the base of grass leaves

Phloem plant cells, light micrograph
Phloem plant cells. Light micrograph of a longitudinal section through phloem tissue in a Cucurbita plant. Most of this tissue is large phloem tubes (stained blue)

Plant breathing pore, light micrograph
Plant breathing pore. Light micrograph of a transverse section through a young woody stem from a lime tree (Tilia europaeus), showing a young breathing pore (lenticel) at centre left

Collenchyma plant cells, light micrograph
Collenchyma plant cells. Light micrograph of a transverse section through collenchyma tissue in the outer stem of a common nettle (Urtica dioica)

Kidney bean, light micrograph
Kidney bean. Light micrograph of a transverse section through the fruit pod of the kidney bean (Phaseolus vulgaris), showing a seed (red)

Protea plant stem, light micrograph
Protea plant stem. Light micrograph of a transverse section through a stem from the protea plant (Roupala polhii). The outer layer is the epidermis and cuticle (red)

Leaf abscission layer, light micrograph
Leaf abscission layer. Light micrograph of a longitudinal section through a dicotyledon stem that has undergone leaf-fall. Part of the abscission layer (orange) is at centre

Dicotyledon leaf, light micrograph
Dicotyledon leaf. Light micrograph of a transverse section through a typical dicotyledon leaf. The section passes through the midrib

Dandelion flower head, light micrograph
Dandelion flower head. Light micrograph of a longitudinal section through the flower head (capitulum) of a dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)

Potato starch grains, light micrograph
Potato starch grains. Polarised light micrograph of a transverse section through a potato tuber (Solanum tuberosum), showing the starch grains

Orchid starch grains, light micrograph
Orchid starch grains. Polarised light micrograph of a transverse section through an orchid tuber (Phaius grandifolius), showing the starch grains

Lilac leaf bud, light micrograph
Lilac leaf bud. Light micrograph of a cross-section of a bud from a lilac tree (Syringa vulgaris). The bud is comprised of an outer layer of six thick scale leaves (blue and purple)

Huckleberry shoot, light micrograph. Longitudinal section through the top of a terminal shoot from a huckleberry (Gaylussacia baccata)

Xylem and phloem plant tissue, SEM
Xylem and phloem plant tissue. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a transverse section through the stem of a woody plant

Abscission layer, light micrograph
Abscission layer. Light micrograph of a longitudinal section through a stem from the flame nettle (Solenostemon scutellarioides), showing a developing abscission layer (purple, left)

Fools parsley fruit, light micrograph
Fools parsley fruit. Light micrograph of a transverse section through the fruit (cremocarp) of a fools parsley (Aethusa cynapium)

Shepherds purse seed, light micrograph
Shepherds purse seed. Light micrograph of a longitudinal section through a seed of the shepherds purse (Capsell bursa-pastoris), showing the embryo in the seed

Cucumber flower bud, light micrograph
Cucumber flower bud. Light micrograph of a longitudinal section through the flower bud of a cucumber (Cucurbita sp.). The female pistil (red)

Poppy fruit, light micrograph
Poppy fruit. Light micrograph of a longitudinal section through the fruit of an Iceland poppy (Papaver nudicaule), showing the seeds (small dots). The fruit capsule has an outer wall (pericarp)

Dandelion root, light micrograph
Dandelion root. Light micrograph of a transverse section through a root of a dandelion (Taraxacum officinale). The root has undergone secondary thickening

Vitreoscilla bacteria, TEM
Vitreoscilla bacteria. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through several examples of Vitreoscilla sp. the gliding bacterium

Spirogyra algae
Spirogyra algal strand. Confocal light micrograph of a filament of Spirogyra sp. green algae. This alga forms slimy threads called " water-silk" or " mermaids tresses" in stagnant

Woody stem section, SEM
Woody stem section. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a section through a stem of a woody plant. At upper centre is the pith (orange), which consists of soft, spongy parenchyma cells

Leaf tissue structure, SEM
Leaf tissue structure. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a section through the edge of a leaf from the Common Box (Buxus sempervirens)

Leaf midrib, light micrograph
Leaf midrib. Light micrograph (LM) of a section through the midrib of a leaf from a monocotyledon plant. The midrib (midvein) is the continuation of a leafs stem along the centre of the leaf

Section through a pine needle, LM
Section through a pine needle. Light micrograph (LM) of a section through the needle (leaf) of a pine tree, Pinus sp.. The centre of the needle is occupied by two vascular bundles

Leaf midrib, SEM
Leaf midrib. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a section through the midrib of a leaf from the Common Box (Buxus sempervirens)

ATPase muscle enzyme
Calcium pumping ATPase enzyme. Computer model of an electrostatic potential surface map of part of the ATPase enzyme that pumps calcium in and out of muscle cells and controls muscle contractions

Mobile phone on charge, thermogram. A thermogram shows the variation in temperature on the surface of an object, measured by the long-wave infrared radiation it emits

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