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Cat's Ear (Hypochaeris radicata) Akene Hair

Cat's Ear (Hypochaeris radicata) Akene Hair

Transmitted Cross Polarized Light Illumination

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Uphof, J.C. Th., Karl Hummel, and Karin Staesche, PLANT HAIRS, Gebruder Borntraeger, Berlin, 1962.

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