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CA06-014
Title
<em>Equisetum</em> Stomata
Author
Ryan McMillen Southern Illinois University Plant Biology 1125 Lincoln Drive Carbondale Illinois 62901 USA Dumbremindr@aol.com
Keywords
Stomata, stoma, silica, guard cells, subsidiary cells, equisetum
Description
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Stomata regulate gas exchange and are interspersed among flat tightly packed epidermal cells. This colorized scanning electron micrograph shows the sunken stoma of Equisetum arvense with the guard cells nearly hidden by overlying subsidiary cells. Highlighted in grey is the silica found in the epidermis, which gives Equisetum arvense a rough feel and the common name scouring rush.
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Botanical Name
<em>Equisetum arvense</em>
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