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Pine Seed Dissection

Pine seed with embryo removed. The megagametophyte provides the nutrition for the embryo when it grows into a seedling as the seed germinates. I'm not sure what species it is, but probably some Chinese pine (commercially sold "pine nuts" from the grocery store).

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Uploaded on November 3, 2013
Taken on November 3, 2013