Pinus ponderosa, Ponderosa Pine Needle Surface Silica

Pinus ponderosa Needle Surface Silica

This is a fragment of the ash from exposing Ponderosa pine needles to 450 degrees Celsius (850 Fahrenheit) in a muffle furnace for four hours.

Transmitted Brightfield Illumination

Definition/Function:

KINGDOM: Plantae DIVISION: Pinophyta CLASS: Pinopsida ORDER: Pinales FAMILY: Pinaceae GENUS: Pinus SUBGENUS: Pinus SPECIES: ponderosa

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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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