Mother's Day Flower 3: Wild Carrot Flower

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Holly Stuart (Foldscope Team)

Education Specialist at Foldscope Instruments

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These tiny flowers had a lot for me to see with my Foldscope. Who would have thought that such a tiny flower held so many secrets to explore?
First I looked at the flower petals. Even with a white flower, you can clearly see the plant cells. This image is using the 340X lens plus 5X digital zoom.
Next I looked at the stigma. I was surprised to see that there were two poking out (maybe this is an anomaly or not actually the stigma?). This image is using the 50X lens.
Next, of course, I looked at the pollen grains. I used the 140X lens and 340X lenses, the LED light module to get brightfield and darkfield, and a lightbox for lighting comparisons.
I hope this inspires some of you out there to explore even the smallest of flowers with your Foldscopes!

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