Features of the Airplant

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DonSchaeffer
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Features of the Airplant

#1 Post by DonSchaeffer » Tue Jun 23, 2020 8:45 pm

These are plants that get all their nutrients from the air and sunshine and don't need soil. My friend just puts them on the windowsill or ties them to the blinds.
I found two interesting features. They have elaborate stomata on both the leaf and the root. They also have what looks like some kind of collector located over the surfaces.
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Re: Features of the Airplant

#2 Post by DonSchaeffer » Tue Jun 23, 2020 8:47 pm

The collector organs (a sketch)
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Re: Features of the Airplant

#3 Post by mrsonchus » Tue Jun 23, 2020 8:58 pm

Hi, I'm afraid I just can't make sense of the images, there's just a combination of too much magnification and too little resolution I'm afraid.
This is a pity because it's an interesting subject. I can't with any confidence identify the structures you mention....
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Re: Features of the Airplant

#4 Post by DonSchaeffer » Tue Jun 23, 2020 9:04 pm

Sorry
I'll try a set at lower magnification. Please consider that I'm not a scientist, more an artistic type looking for thrills.

Digital microscope picture of my sample:
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