Pleopeltis percussa, 5x
Description:
This is a section of the rhizome of a fern, Pleopeltis percussa. To counter the fungal infection the cells produce lignin. Lignin makes the cell walls woody. With this strategy the plant tries to prevent the fungal infection to spread further.
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- Life
- Cellular
- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Archaeplastida (plants)
- Chloroplastida
- Streptophyta
- Embryophytes
- Tracheophyta (vascular plants)
- Polypodiopsida
- Polypodiales
- Polypodiaceae (polypody family)
- Microgramma (snakefern)
- Microgramma percussa
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