SEM of <i>Lychnis sieboldii</i> Leaf Hairs (IMAGE)

American Institute of Physics

SEM of <i>Lychnis sieboldii</i> Leaf Hairs

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These scanning electron microscope images of Lychnis sieboldii leaf hairs show a.) intact hairs, b.) a hair sliced vertically, and c.) a higher magnification of the vertically sliced hair that displays the sponge-like microfibular texture found within the hair that play a key role in the water control process.

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Shigeru Yamanaka/Shinshu University

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