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Calcium Oxalate Phytoliths from Brittlebush (Encelia farinosa) Leaves

KINGDOM: Plantae UNRANKED: Angiosperms UNRANKED: Eudicots UNRANKED: Asterids ORDER: Asterales FAMILY: Asteraceae GENUS: Encelia SPECIES: farinosa

Leaves
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