Pseudotsuga Menziesii, Douglas Fir Fiber Under the Microscope

Pseudotsuga Menziesii Fiber

This is an image of stained Pseudotsuga Menziesii fiber from a standard set 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: Pseudotsuga SPECIES: menziesii

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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/Pseudotsuga_menziesii