Stoma on the lower surface of a dahlia leaf (Dahlia sp), coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). Stomata (plural of stoma) are tiny openings in t

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Stoma on the lower surface of a dahlia leaf (Dahlia sp), coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). Stomata (plural of stoma) are tiny openings in the epidermis of a plant that are surrounded by pairs of crescent-shaped cells, called guard cells, that facilitate gas exchange. Magnification: x405 when shortest axis printed at 25 millimetres.

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Keywords: 92719a, asteraceae, asterales, asterid, asterids, cells, colored, coloured, electron, false-colored, false-coloured, herbaceous, micrograph, perennial, plant, plants, scanning, sem, tuberous