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Larix laricina, Eastern Larch Cross Section Through the Microscope

Larix laricina, Eastern Larch Cross Section

This is an image from a stained standard section of Larix laricina made by John P. Limbach of Ripon, Wisconsin.

Transmitted Off Circular Polarized Light Illumination

Definition/Function:

KINGDOM: Plantae DIVISION: Pinophyta CLASS: Pinopsida ORDER: Pinales FAMILY: Pinaceae GENUS: Larix SPECIES: laricina

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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/Tsuga_canadensis