Longitudinal section through the shoot apex

SAM, Shoot Apical Meristem; T, Trichome; P, Leaf primordia; VB, Vascular Bundle

Scanning Electron Micrograph of the shoot apex
SAM, Shoot Apical Meristem; P1-P3, Leaf primordia (youngest to oldest)


Introduction | Flowers&Fruit | Roots | Stems | Leaves

© Thomas L. Rost 1996
Section of Plant Biology Division of Biological Sciences
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS