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The plant produce optical fibers made from crystalline oxalic acid which transmit light to subterranean photosynthetic sites. | The plant produce optical fibers made from crystalline oxalic acid which transmit light to subterranean photosynthetic sites. | ||
See ''[[Fenestraria (nonfiction)]]''. | |||
== In the News == | == In the News == | ||
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File:Light_1943.jpg|link=Light (nonfiction)|Light in Union Station wishes it were in Namibia, shining on ''[[Fenestraria (nonfiction)|Fenestraria]]'' photoreceptors. | |||
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== Nonfiction cross-reference == | == Nonfiction cross-reference == | ||
* ''[[Fenestraria (nonfiction)]]'' | |||
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[[Category:Photographs (nonfiction)]] | [[Category:Photographs (nonfiction)]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 05:22, 19 August 2016
Fenestraria aurantica (University of California Botanical Garden).
In the wild, Fenestraria commonly grows under sand, except for the transparent tips, which allow light into the leaves for photosynthesis.
The plant produce optical fibers made from crystalline oxalic acid which transmit light to subterranean photosynthetic sites.
In the News
Light in Union Station wishes it were in Namibia, shining on Fenestraria photoreceptors.
Fiction cross-reference
Nonfiction cross-reference
External links:
- Fenestraria @ Wikipedia
- Oxalic acid @ Wikipedia
- Photosynthesis @ Wikipedia
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