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Ordinary epidermis
Guard cells
Thick cuticle
Thicker cuticle
Thin cuticle
Parasitic plant
Petal epidermis
Sclerified epidermis
Papillose epidermis
Sculptured cuticle
Elaborate cuticle
Cuticular horns
Radial walls
Cuticle proper
No epidermis
Epidermal peels
Cycad peel
Paradermal
Typical stoma
Sunken stoma
Stomatal orientation 1
Unusual orientation 2
Artifact
Stomata and fibers
Stomatal crypts
Crypts, mag.
Crypt margin
Non-crypt
Water lily
Stomatal channels
Groove, hi mag
Subsidiary cells
Ledges
Papillae
Trichome
Uniseriate hair
Peltate hair, mag
Peltate, lo mag
Branched hairs
Trichome base
Lithocyst, Ficus
Lithocysts, hemp
Bulliform cells
Grass epidermis
Multiple epi
Uniseriate?
Peperomia

Fig. 10.3-1. Epidermal peel of sedum (Sedum). These preparations were made by grasping the epidermis with fine forceps, then slowly peeling the epidermis away from the leaf. In the low magnification, notice the sinuous, wavy walls of the large cells: that is a sure sign that this is from a dicot. All those cells with sinuous walls are ordinary epidermal cells. The small clusters of cells are stomatal complexes. The low magnification view shows that the stomatal complexes are located close together in this species, with only one or two ordinary epidermal cells between each complex.

            The high magnification view shows a stomatal complex. Even at this high magnification, the two guard cells are small (arrows), and the stomatal pore is closed and not visible. In addition, the stomatal complexes contain subsidiary cells (marked by S), which can be identified by their non-sinuous walls and crescent shape.