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Twinned Calcium Oxalate Phytoliths

These twinned structures only occur in dicots.



Arizona Sycamore
Calcium Oxalate Phytoliths Calcium Oxalate Phytoliths

Big Leaf Maple
Calcium Oxalate Phytoliths

Hawthorn
Calcium Oxalate Phytolith Calcium Oxalate Phytolith

Wild Rose
Wild Rose Leaf CaOx Wild Rose Leaf CaOx