Several Hairs of Thal Cress (<i>Arabidopsis thaliana</i>) (IMAGE)

University of Bonn

Several Hairs of Thal Cress (<i>Arabidopsis thaliana</i>)

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With their sharp tips pointing into different directions - only the very tips of the trichomes are incrusted with calcium phosphate. False-colour image, mineralized portions of the trichomes highlighted in red.

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© Hans-Jürgen Ensikat/Uni Bonn

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