Morus rubra, (Red Mulberry) Cross Section Under the Microscope

Morus rubra, Cross-Section

This is an image from a stained standard section of Morus rubra (Red Mulberry) made by John P. Limbach of Ripon, Wisconsin. Notice the occational libriform fiber (see below).

Transmitted Brightfield Illumination

Definition/Function:

KINGDOM: Plantae (UNRANKED): Angiosperms (UNRANKED): Eudicots (UNRANKED): Rosids ORDER: Rosales FAMILY: Moraceae GENUS: Morus SPECIES: rubra

Significance in the Environment:

Characteristic Features:

Libriform fibers (thick walls with a very small lumen, minute, simple pitting) occur in Morus rubra but are much more common in Quercus spp. These structures only occure in hardwoods.

Associated Particles:

References:

Core, H.R., W.A. Cote, and A.C. Day, WOOD STRUCTURE AND IDENTIFICATION, Syracuse Wood Science Series, Vol. 6, 1979.