Populus balsamifera, Balsam Poplar Fibers

This is an image from stained fibers of Populus balsamifera made by John P. Limbach of Ripon, Wisconsin.

Transmitted Brightfield Illumination

Definition/Function:

KINGDOM: Plantae UNRANKED: Angiosperms UNRANKED: Eudicots UNRANKED: Rosids ORDER: Malpighiales FAMILY: Salicaceae GENUS: Populus SECTION: Tacamahaca SPECIES: balsamifera

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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.

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