Plant Anatomy Microscope Slides
Plant anatomy from root tips to leaf cross-sections, pollen grains, and stem structures.
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42 Botany & Plants slides
- Amaranth Stem (Longitudinal Section) Amaranthus: This longitudinal section of an amaranth stem demonstrates the organized axial arrangement of herbaceous plant tissues. Elongated parenchyma cells form the…
- Apical Bud (Longitudinal Section) Hydrilla verticillata: A longitudinal section of a terminal apical bud (Apical bud L.S.) stained pink/magenta with Safranin, demonstrating primary shoot development and apical…
- Capsella bursa-pastoris Flower (Whole Mount) Capsella bursa-pastoris: A whole mount of a shepherd's purse flower (Capsella bursa-pastoris W.M.) stained green, revealing the floral organs typical of the family Brassicaceae. At…
- Capsicum Peel (Whole Mount) Capsicum annuum: A whole mount preparation of pepper fruit exocarp (Capsicum peel W.M.) stained with Fast Green, showing a uniform epidermal sheet composed of tightly…
- Chlamydomonas (Whole Mount) Chlamydomonas reinhardtii: A whole mount (W.M.) preparation of Chlamydomonas (labeled Chlamydomonas W.M.). The slide demonstrates unicellular green algae featuring distinct ovoid cells…
- Corn Seed / Caryopsis (Longitudinal Section) Zea mays: A longitudinal section of a corn kernel or caryopsis (Zea Seed L.S.) stained with Fast Green, illustrating the anatomical architecture of a monocotyledonous…
- Corn Stem (Cross Section) Zea mays: A cross section of a corn stem (Zea mays stem c.s.) stained with Fast Green, demonstrating the classic vascular distribution characteristic of a…
- Cotton Leaf (Cross Section) Gossypium hirsutum: A cross section of a cotton leaf (Gossypium hirsutum C.S.) double-stained with Safranin and Fast Green, highlighting the classic dorsiventral tissue…
- Cotton Root (Cross Section) Gossypium hirsutum: This cross section of a cotton root (Gossypium hirsutum c.s.) reveals the fundamental anatomical organization of a young dicotyledonous root undergoing…
- Fern Leaf (Cross Section) Polypodiopsida: A cross section of a fern frond or pinna (Fern leaf Sec.) stained red/pink, illustrating typical pteridophyte leaf anatomy and reproductive structures. The…
- Germinating Pollen (Whole Mount) Magnoliophyta: A whole mount preparation showing germinating pollen grains (Pollen germination W.M.) double-stained with Safranin and Fast Green. Individual pollen grains…
- Jasminum nudiflorum Leaf (Transverse Section) Jasminum nudiflorum: A transverse section of a winter jasmine leaf (Jasminum nudiflorum T.S.) stained with Fast Green, demonstrating the classic bifacial dorsiventral internal…
- Ligustrum lucidum Leaf (Transverse Section) Ligustrum lucidum: A transverse section of a glossy privet leaf (Ligustrum lucidum t.s.) stained with Fast Green, highlighting the classic dorsiventral anatomical organization…
- Lily Leaf (Cross Section) Lilium: This cross section of a lily leaf (Lilium leaf c.s.) illustrates classic monocotyledonous foliar architecture under light microscopy. The leaf is bounded by…
- Lily Pollen (Whole Mount) Lilium: A whole mount preparation of mature lily pollen grains (Lilium W.M.) double-stained with Safranin and Fast Green. The individual microspores display typical…
- Lower Epidermis of Broad Bean Leaf (Whole Mount) Vicia faba: This whole mount preparation of the lower epidermis (abaxial surface) of a broad bean (Vicia faba) leaf provides a clear view of dermal tissue adaptation for…
- Lower Epidermis of Tradescantia reflexa Leaf (Whole Mount) Tradescantia reflexa: This whole mount preparation showcases the lower epidermal layer (abaxial surface) of a Tradescantia reflexa leaf. The dermal tissue consists of elongated…
- Luffa Pollen (Whole Mount) Luffa aegyptiaca: A whole mount preparation of Luffa pollen grains (Luffa Pollen W.M.) double-stained with Safranin and Fast Green. The spherical to subglobose pollen grains…
- Mature Anther of Lilium (Transverse Section) Lilium: A transverse section of a mature lily anther (Lilium T.S.) stained with safranin and fast green, displaying the characteristic tetrasporangiate structure…
- Nerium indicum Leaf (Transverse Section) Nerium oleander: A transverse section of an oleander leaf (Nerium indicum T.S.) double-stained with Safranin and Fast Green, demonstrating classical xeromorphic anatomical…
- Onion Epidermis (Whole Mount) Allium cepa: A whole mount preparation of onion scale leaf epidermis (Allium cepa W.M.) stained with Fast Green, revealing a uniform sheet of elongated, rectangular plant…
- Orange Peel (Cross Section) Citrus sinensis: This cross section of an orange peel reveals the structural zonation characteristic of citrus rinds. The outer flavedo (exocarp) consists of compact epidermal…
- Pine Cone Female (Longitudinal Section) Pinus: A longitudinal section of a female pine cone or ovulate megastrobilus (Pine Cone - Female L.S.) stained with Fast Green. The central axis supports spirally…
- Pine Needle (Cross Section) Pinus: This cross section of a pine needle (Pinus leaf c.s.) demonstrates key anatomical adaptations characteristic of xerophytic gymnosperm foliage designed to…
- Pine Pollen (Whole Mount) Pinus: A whole mount preparation of pine pollen grains (Pine pollen W.M.) double-stained with Safranin and Fast Green. The scattered pollen grains represent…
- Pine Stem (Cross Section) Pinus: A cross section of a young pine stem (Pinus stem c.s.) stained with Fast Green and Safranin, demonstrating the characteristic anatomical features of a…
- Pine Young Staminate Cone (Longitudinal Section) Pinus: A longitudinal section of a young male pine cone or staminate microstrobilus (Pine Young Staminate, Cone L.S.) stained pink/magenta with Safranin. The central…
- Pittosporum tobira Leaf (Cross Section) Pittosporum tobira: A cross section of a Japanese cheesewood leaf (Pittosporum tobira C.S.) double-stained with Safranin and Fast Green, highlighting xeromorphic structural…
- Pumpkin Stem (Cross Section) Cucurbita pepo: A cross section of a pumpkin stem (Cucurbita pepo stem c.s.) stained with Fast Green, demonstrating the classic anatomical structure of a dicotyledonous…
- Radish Root (Cross Section) Raphanus sativus: This cross section of a radish (Raphanus sativus) taproot demonstrates substantial secondary growth characteristic of storage roots in Brassicaceae. The bulk…
- Rapeseed Flower Bud (Cross Section) Brassica napus: This transverse section through a rapeseed (Brassica napus) floral bud displays the complete concentric arrangement of floral whorls typical of Brassicaceae…
- Rice Stem (Cross Section) Oryza sativa: A cross section of a rice stem (Oryza sativa stem c.s.) stained with Fast Green, exhibiting the specialized anatomical adaptations of a semi-aquatic…
- Sago Cycas Leaf (Cross Section) Cycas revoluta: A cross section of a sago palm leaflet (Cycas revoluta Leaf C.S.) double-stained with Safranin and Fast Green, demonstrating striking xeromorphic adaptations…
- Spirogyra (Whole Mount) Spirogyra: A whole mount preparation of Spirogyra (Spirogyra W.M.) stained with Fast Green, showing long, unbranched filamentous green algae. Microscopic examination of…
- Sunflower Leaf (Cross Section) Helianthus annuus: A cross section of a sunflower leaf (Helianthus annuus C.S.) double-stained with Safranin and Fast Green, illustrating the dorsiventral structure of a…
- Sunflower Stem (Cross Section) Helianthus annuus: A cross section of a young sunflower stem (Helianthus stem c.s.) stained with Fast Green, illustrating the textbook eustele organization typical of herbaceous…
- Sunflower Stem (Longitudinal Section) Helianthus annuus: This longitudinal section of a sunflower stem illustrates the axial orientation of plant tissues in a typical dicotyledonous stem. Running along the outer…
- Tilia Stem (Cross Section) Tilia: A cross section of a basswood stem (Tilia stem c.s.) stained with Fast Green, exhibiting classic woody dicotyledonous stem anatomy undergoes secondary growth…
- Wheat Seed / Grain (Cross Section) Triticum aestivum: A cross section through a wheat grain or caryopsis (Wheat Seed C.S.) double-stained with Safranin and Fast Green. The section reveals the outer protective…
- Wheat Stem (Cross Section) Triticum aestivum: A cross section of a wheat stem (Triticum aestivum stem c.s.) stained with Fast Green, revealing the classic architectural features of a hollow cereal grass…
- Young Root of Broad Bean (Cross Section) Vicia faba: This cross section of a young broad bean (Vicia faba) root demonstrates the classical primary anatomy of a dicotyledonous root system. Surrounding the…
- Zea Root Tip (Longitudinal Section) Zea mays: This longitudinal section of a maize (Zea mays) root apex provides a classic view of monocot root apical development and primary tissue organization. At the…