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Longitudinal section of maple shoot tip showing developing leaf primordia.

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Longitudinal section of maple shoot tip showing developing leaf primordia.

Fern shoot apex showing coiled young fronds and meristem.

Longitudinal section of Clematis shoot showing leaf primordia.

Coleus shoot tip longitudinal section showing layered tissues.

Cross section of Coleus shoot showing symmetrical leaf arrangement.

Cross section of Coleus shoot showing symmetrical leaf arrangement.

Close view of maize vascular bundle showing xylem and phloem cells.

Cross section of Dracaena shoot tip showing apical meristem region.

Low magnification of Elodea shoot tip with central growing zone.

Cross section of Elodea shoot tip showing outer cell layers.

Cross section of Elodea shoot tip showing outer cell layers.

Longitudinal section of Ephedra shoot showing scale-like leaves.

Longitudinal section of Ginkgo shoot showing leaf primordia.

Longitudinal section of Iris shoot tip showing developing leaves.

High magnification of flax shoot apex showing meristematic zone.

Flax shoot tip showing developing vascular tissue and apex.

High magnification of flax shoot apex showing meristematic zone.

Cross section of flax shoot showing central core and leaf primordia.

Longitudinal section of honeysuckle shoot tip showing apical dome.

Honeysuckle shoot tip showing elongated meristematic region.

Longitudinal section of honeysuckle shoot tip showing apical dome.

Low magnification of honeysuckle shoot tip with young leaves.

Cross section of olive shoot apex showing concentric organization.

Cross section of oleander shoot apex with developing primordia.

Cross section of rice bud showing leaf initials and central pith.

Longitudinal section of bean shoot apex showing leaf formation.

Longitudinal section of bean shoot apex showing leaf formation.

Longitudinal section of pine shoot apex showing clustered primordia.

Longitudinal section of pea shoot apex showing active meristem.

Higher magnification of pea shoot showing leaf initiation.

Close view of pea shoot meristem and young leaves.

Longitudinal section of elder shoot tip showing apical dome.

High magnification of clubmoss shoot apex showing bifurcation.

Longitudinal section of mustard shoot showing leaf primordia.

Cross section of mustard shoot showing central vascular core.

Cross section of mustard shoot showing central vascular core.

Tangential section of grapevine stem showing phloem layers.

Cross section of yucca shoot showing compact meristem region.

Lower magnification of maize shoot tip showing developing leaves.

Longitudinal section of maize shoot showing dome-shaped meristem.

Longitudinal section of maize shoot showing dome-shaped meristem.

Lower magnification of maize shoot tip showing developing leaves.

Cross section of maize shoot tip showing ring of young primordia.

Maize shoot apex cross section showing developing leaf primordia.

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