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Common bracken (Pteridium aquilinum) spore

Created by
cubioimaginghub
Created:
11/23/23
Submitted:
5/14/25
Published:
5/14/25
pteridium_aquilinum_NIH3D.

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3DPX-020708

Licensing:

CC-BY-NC
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Category

Cells & Organelles
Cells and Organelles

Collection(s)

3D Pollen Library
3D Pollen Library
Description

3D reconstructed spore from common bracken (Pteridium aquilinum). 3D model created by Anthony J. Hayes, Cardiff University, in collaboration with Heather Pardoe, Amgueddfa Cymru, National Museum Wales, using methodology as described in  Hayes, A.J. (2017) Production of 3D Printed Scale Models from Microscope Volume Datasets for use in STEM Education. EMS Eng Sci J. 2017, 1(1):002. Copyright Hayes, A.J. 2017.


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Common bracken (Pteridium aquilinum) spore