Tsuga Canadensis, Eastern Hemlock Cross-Section
This is an image from a stained standard section of Tsuga
canadensis made by John P. Limbach of Ripon, Wisconsin.
Transmitted Brightfield Illumination
Definition/Function:
KINGDOM: Plantae DIVISION: Pinophyta CLASS: Pinopsida ORDER: Pinales FAMILY: Pinaceae
GENUS: Tsuga SPECIES: canadensis
Significance in the Environment:
Characteristic Features:
Associated Particles:
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/Tsuga_canadensis