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Charred Creosote Bush Leaves Under the Microscope

Charred Creosote Bush Leaves

This is ash from an Creosote Bush Leaves. The leaves were prepared in a laboratory muffle furnace.

Transmitted Off Crossed Circular Polarized Light

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KINGDOM: Plantae UNRANKED: Angiosperms UNRANKED: Eudicots UNRANKED: Rosids ORDER: Zygophyllales FAMILY: Zygophyllaceae GENUS: Larrea SPECIES: tridentata

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