Allium (onion) Root Tip, LS

Mitosis: Allium cepa (onion, liliaceae); root tip, ls for mitosis, iron alum hematoxylin & orange stain. LS = Longitudinal Section: So the slide shows a vertical section of the organism along the longest plane.

This slide of an Onion (Allium) root tip is used with many biology courses. Each slide is individually made, and will vary from the one pictured here.