Eastern Hemlock, Tsuga canadensis Fiber

This is an image of a stained Tsuga canadensis fiber from made by John P. Limbach of Ripon, Wisconsin. The group of fibers here are ray tracheids.

Transmitted Off Circular Polarized Light Illumination

Definition/Function:

KINGDOM: Plantae DIVISION: Pinophyta CLASS: Pinopsida ORDER: Pinales FAMILY: Pinaceae GENUS: Tsuga SPECIES: canadensis

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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