Climate-altering Plant Physiology (IMAGE)

University of Chicago

Climate-altering Plant Physiology

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The vein density of flowering plants is four times higher than any other plant type, either modern or extinct. The difference in vein density is easily seen in this image of a fern leaf lying atop the leaf of a flowering plant.

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C. Kevin Boyce

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