Bean plant, Phaseolus vulgaris , seedling

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Common bean (red kidney bean variety), Phaseolus vulgaris, seedling sprouting, showing the 2 cotedylons. These are green, epigeal cotyledons which contribute stored food but also photosynthesize until they wither and fall off.

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Size: 3421px × 5110px
Photo credit: © Martin Shields / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: angiosperm, background, bean, blue, cotyledons, cut-, development, dicot, dicots, dicotyledon, dicotyledons, epicotyl, epigeal, growth, hypocotyl, legume, phaseolus, plant, pot, potted, seedling, vulgaris, white, young