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Calcium Oxalate Phytoliths from Arizona Sycamore (Platanus wrightii)

KINGDOM: Plantae UNRANKED: Angiosperms UNRANKED: Eudicots ORDER: Proteales FAMILY: Platanaceae GENUS: Platanus SPECIES: wrightii

Leaves
Calcium Oxalate Phytoliths

Bark
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Seed Pod
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Twig
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