RT @Scott_Zona: Agaves have a cool anatomical feature: Raphides (needle-shaped oxalate crystals) are 6-sided. In other plants (e.g. palms),…
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RT @Scott_Zona: Agaves have a cool anatomical feature: Raphides (needle-shaped oxalate crystals) are 6-sided. In other plants (e.g. palms),…
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RT @Scott_Zona: Agaves have a cool anatomical feature: Raphides (needle-shaped oxalate crystals) are 6-sided. In other plants (e.g. palms),…
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RT @Scott_Zona: Agaves have a cool anatomical feature: Raphides (needle-shaped oxalate crystals) are 6-sided. In other plants (e.g. palms),…
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Agaves have a cool anatomical feature: Raphides (needle-shaped oxalate crystals) are 6-sided. In other plants (e.g. palms), raphides are⭕️or 🔲 in cross-section. (Aroids have unique raphides too, but that’s another story.) 💉Image from https://t.co/y7phssz0V