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Quercus rubra, Red Oak Fiber

Quercus rubra, Red Oak

This is an image of stained Quercus rubra (Red Oak) fibers from a standard set made by John P. Limbach of Ripon, Wisconsin.

Transmitted Off Circular Polarized Light Illumination

Definition/Function:

KINGDOM: Plantae UNRANKED: Angiosperms UNRANKED: Eudicots UNRANKED: Rosids ORDER: Fagales FAMILY: Fagaceae GENUS: Quercus SECTION: Lobatae SPECIES: rubra

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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/Pinus_ponderosa