Cross section of Medicago stem - composite of images

Photographer

Clayton, Michael W.

Summary

• Photomicrograph
• Alfalfa is a typical eudicot. Its stem, as seen in cross section, has vascular bundles embedded in the ground tissue arranged in a circular pattern. The ground tissue inside the ring of vascular bundles is the pith, that outside is the cortex.
• This was made from a series of photomicrographs.