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C

Structure

Chloroplast

A chloroplast is a chlorophyll-containing plastid. It contains thylakoids and stroma, with some thylakoids organised into stacks called grana.

L

Structure

Leaf

A leaf is an organ of a vascular plant. Its structure can be explored from the whole leaf to tissue, cell and chloroplast.

P

Structure

Palisade mesophyll cell

A palisade mesophyll cell is a particular plant cell type. In Plant Ontology it belongs to palisade tissue, which is part of a leaf.

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Structure

Spruce needles

Needles provide an accessible starting point for exploring a spruce. Picea abies typically has four-sided needles about 1–2.5 cm long.