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Confocal image of some glandular trichomes on the surface of mint leaves (looking top down). The leaf was treated with Nile red, which fluoresces red when it is in a lipophilic environment such as the oil in the trichome. The faint red background is from chlorophyll fluorescence. Image coutesy of Gert-jan de Boer.
