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Side shoots behind the tip of the stem in pondweed
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English name: Pondweed Scientific name: Elodea sp. Familia: Hydrocharitaceae Classis: Monocotyledonas Phylum: Angiospermae Regnum: Plantae
The leaflets of pondweed consist of only a double layer of cells. Also the buds are only two cells thick. The cells in the stem are still flat but they can stretch.

last modified: 5 Jun 2014