Mechanically inducing petal striations (VIDEO)

University of Cambridge

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Striations appear almost instantaneously when a mechanical stress was applied to proximal (purple) adaxial region of Hibiscus trionum petals. The movie is in real-time.

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Movie capture by Sarah Robinson

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