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Carya ovata, Shagbark Hickory Cross-Section Through the Microscope

Carya ovata, Shagbark Hickory

This is an image from a stained standard section of Carya ovata, Shagbark Hickory, made by John P. Limbach of Ripon, Wisconsin.

Transmitted Brightfield Illumination

Definition/Function:

KINGDOM: Plantae (UNRANKED): Angiosperms (UNRANKED): Eudicots (UNRANKED): Rosids ORDER: Fagales FAMILY: Juglandaceae GENUS: Carya SPECIES: ovata

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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/Carya_ovata