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Hatiora salicornioides - triple buds plus drop of sap (focus stack)

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Hatiora salicornioides (bottle cactus) is an epiphyte native to eastern Brazil. This image shows three yet unopened buds projecting from the tip of one stem and a drop of sap clinging to a spicule at the tip of another. Height of rear bud approx. 5.5 mm. This focus stack is a composition of 135 individual images.

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Franz van Duns
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