Irregular primordium initiation at vegetative meristems of the quadruple aux1 lax mutant. Transversal scanning electron microscope images of wild-type and quad meristems. (A) Wild type. (B–F) quad. Leaf primordia are labeled in the order of initiation, with 1 denoting the youngest visible primordium. In cases where the order of initiation is unclear, primordia are not numbered. P denotes the base of primordia removed during dissection. The arrowhead in C indicates an abortive primordium that has initiated and moved away from the meristem without developing further. The white line in D outlines the periphery of the ZND. (E,F) Cells of the ZND. The arrows indicate the direction of the meristem (M). Bars: A–C,E, 50 μm; D, 100 μm; F, 20 μm. Plants dissected at 55 DAG.