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Charred Redshanks (Adenostoma sparsiflolium) Leaf Through the Microscope

Charred Redshanks (Adenostoma sparsiflolium) Leaf

This is ash from the leaves of Redshanks collected in southern California. It was prepared in a laboratory muffle furnace.

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

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