Lilium is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants grown from bulbs, all with large prominent flowers.
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| Photo: Stan Shebs |
The following images are of a cross sections of Lilium, part of the Fruit & Flower Prepared Slide Kit. The microscopy images were captured using a Richter Optica U2 biological microscope along with the DCM3.1 microscope camera (3.2 megapixels). |
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| Lilium captured at 40x under the microscope. |
Notice in the image above the center looks to be shaped like a Lily!
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| Lilium captured at 400x under the microscope. |