Onion Epidermis (Whole Mount)
Allium cepa
A whole mount preparation of onion scale leaf epidermis (Allium cepa W.M.) stained with Fast Green, revealing a uniform sheet of elongated, rectangular plant epidermal cells. The single layer of cells displays distinct, thick cellulose cell walls enclosing large central vacuoles, with compressed cytoplasmic regions and subtle nuclear structures pushed against the periphery. The regular, interlocking tiling pattern of the epidermal cells serves as a classic model for studying plant tissue organization, cellular boundaries, and basic plant cytology without complex structural interference from internal mesophyll layers.
- Category
- Botany & Plants
- Magnification
- 20x
- Stain
- Fast Green
- Tags
- onion epidermis, Allium cepa, onion epidermis whole mount, epidermal tissue, plant epidermis, scale leaf, plant cell wall, cellulose, vacuole, cytoplasm, monocot epidermis, whole mount, plant cytology, botany, plant histology
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