Alnus rubra, Red Alder Radial Section
This is an image from a stained standard section of Alnus rubra, Red Alder, made by John P. Limbach of Ripon, Wisconsin.
Transmitted Brightfield Illumination
Definition/Function:
KINGDOM: Plantae UNRANKED: Angiosperms UNRANKED: Eudicots UNRANKED: Rosids ORDER: Fagales FAMILY: Betulaceae GENUS: Alnus
SPECIES: rubra
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References:
Core, H.R., W.A. Cote, and A.C. Day, WOOD STRUCTURE AND IDENTIFICATION, Syracuse Wood Science Series, Vol. 6, 1979.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alnus_rubra
