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Charred Redshanks (Adenostoma sparsiflolium) Bloom Under the Microscope

Charred Redshanks (Adenostoma sparsiflolium) Bloom

This is ash from the bloom of Redshanks collected in southern California. It was prepared in a laboratory muffle furnace. The pyrolized calcium oxalate phytoliths can be seen in this section of charred pedical.

Transmitted Off Crossed Circular Polarized Light and Reflected Darkfield Illumination

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KINGDOM: Plantae UNRANKED: Angiosperms UNRANKED: Eudicots UNRANKED: Rosids ORDER: Rosales FAMILY: Rosaceae GENUS: Adenostoma SPECIES: sparsifolium

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