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Guairea
 Tree Fern Guairea carnieri Paraguay, South America 20 cm x 12.5 cm |
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Close-up of leaf traces near the vascular ring |
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Close-up
of the transition zone between the cortex with leaf traces and the root mantle |
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Close-up
of Y-shaped leaf trace in the cortex |
| The microscopic image of the leaf trace below was taken at 30x. The leaf trace measures 3.8 mm at its widest point. Individual tracheids make a C-shape within the leaf trace. |
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| The microscopic image below shows an individual root within the mantle of the specimen above. The image was taken at 40x. The root measures 950 microns in diameter. |
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