A video of a tiny plant stoma opening and closing. (VIDEO)

U.S. National Science Foundation

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A highly magnified video of single stoma opening and closing on a leaf of a Tradescantia spathacea plant, commonly known as a boat lily. Content is created and owned by Douglas Clark and used with permission granted to NSF.

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Douglas Clark

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