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- Title
- <em>Populus tremuloides</em> (quaking aspen)
- Author
- John Curtis University of Wisconsin Department of Biology Stevens Point Wisconsin USA,Nels R. Lersten Iowa State University Departement of Botany Ames Iowa 50011 USA
- Keywords
- Populus tremuloides (quaking aspen) - Laterally compressed petioles allow any breeze to cause leaves to vibrate or "quake". This
- Description
- BSA Plant Images Online - Populus tremuloides (quaking aspen) - Laterally compressed petioles allow any breeze to cause leaves to vibrate or "quake". This movement makes it difficult for insects to land on or crawl on leaf surfaces.
- Populus tremuloides (quaking aspen) Laterally compressed petioles allow any breeze to cause leaves to vibrate or "quake". This movement makes it difficult for insects to land on or crawl on leaf surfaces.
- Publisher
- Botanical Society of America
- Additional data
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copyright: John Curtis and Nels Lersten, BSA
license: http://images.botany.org/index.html#license
- Collection
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Plant Defense Mechanisms
- End User Role
- Teacher, Learner
- Context
- High School Lower Division, High School Upper Division, Undergraduate Lower Division 13-14, Undergraduate Upper Division15-16, and Graduate
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