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Cross-section through a dicot stem

Legend:

1  epidermis
3  sclerenchyma cap
4  phloem
5  xylem
2  cortex
6  pith

English name: Sunflower
Scientific name: Helianthus annuus
Familia: Compositae
Classis: Dicotyledonas
Phylum: Angiospermae
Regnum: Plantae

Cross-section through a dicot stem. Characteristic for stems of dicots is the circular arrangement of the vascular bundles.