Phylogenetic tree of plants (IMAGE)

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Phylogenetic tree of plants

Caption

Vascular and non-vascular plants form a symbiosis with fungi. Circles on the left: the fungus is stained blue in a truncated alfalfa root (top) or a thallus of M. paleacea (bottom). Right-hand circles: stubby alfalfa (top), M. paleacea (bottom).

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Aurélie Le Ru/Mélanie Rich/Pierre-Marc Delaux

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