Elements of a Common Houseplant Stem

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Elements of a Common Houseplant Stem

#1 Post by DonSchaeffer » Sat Jan 28, 2023 4:05 pm

This little green plant was slowly drying out on top of a small bookcase in the living room. I cut a cross section of the stem. The microscope shows the intricacy of this natural wonder that we would normally dismiss. I saw two distinct cell groups and an array of needle like things that are common in the anatomy of plant stems.

https://youtu.be/tk-PVwVuM_E

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