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Site: UCSC Arboretum
Q. agrifolia is a broadheaded evergreen tree growing up to 25m in height. The tree is commonly found in wet to dry-moist valleys along the California coast mountain ranges. |
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Root hairs clear and fully developed. |
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Zoom in on above. |
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First in a series of three images: Good example of deep roots. |
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Shot #2 |
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Notice the dark red color of this deep root. |
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Fine young roots. |
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Zoom in on above. |
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Fine root; white cloudy areas are fungal hyphae. |
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Extensive hyphal network. |
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Half zoom on above image. |
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Full zoom on above image. |
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Half zoom; displays intense growth of red mature roots. |
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Fungal network. |
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Fungal network #2. |
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Zoom in on above. |
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Root network with hyphal colonization. |
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Zoom in on above. |
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Another white root network. |
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Half zoom... |
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Full zoom... |
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Full zoom on another root/fungal network. Notice both lateral and vertical roots. |
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New root tips growing laterally from deep roots. |
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Fecal pellets. We don't know what kind of animal left them here, however! |
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Full zoom on above... |
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Red root. |
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Zoom in on above...nice example of growing tip. |
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'Root 2'. |
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First in sequence of four shots illustrating shallow roots of Q. agrifolia . Notice the contrast in root morphologies. |
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Third shot in sequence: Lateral thin white roots...much different from the roots in the other two shots. |
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Zoom in on junction of roots from the above frame. |
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Stained root. |
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Zoom in on above...extensive hyphal network colonizing the root substrate. |
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Surface roots. |
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Full zoom on above... |
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Two white roots. |
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Zoom in on above: Nice fungal hyphal development. |
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Wispy, branched thin white root...bacterial clumps on right side of the screen? |
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Half zoom on above... |
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Full zoom on above... |
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Young root, fine hairs. |
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Zoom 1... |
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Zoom 2... |