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Phytoliths on seed. Scanning electron micrograph of the pericarp of a sedge seed, Cyperus bulbosus. Energy dispersive spectroscopy reveals that the rounded, pod-like structures on the cell wall of the pericarp are densely packed phytoliths (Supporting Information Fig. A2). The flat, sectioned face of the seed is below the phytoliths.
