Microenvironment Beneath a Chrysanthemum Leaf

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Created 11/2/2004 6:00:00 AM

ESEM image, in wet mode, of the underside of a fresh, uncoated Chrysanthemum leaf. Stomates can be seen on the surface of the leaf, and trichomes bearing tiny frond-like structures project from that surface. The frond-like structures may aid in the creation of a microenvironment that protects the stomate openings.

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• Dean Karres , ITG, Beckman Institute