The sinister beauty of plant cells
A photographer finds a world of wonder in the pores of plants
by The Week team
February 1, 2016
Willow
(Robert Dash)But these aren't creatures from the Black Lagoon. Dash's subjects are stomata — plant pores that take carbon dioxide in and push oxygen and water out. Though his subjects are bar
Eucalyptus
(Robert Dash)
Poplar
(Robert Dash)Dash uses a scanning electron microscope (SEM) to produce the micrographs. But first he must prepare the plant specimen — stems, leaves, and flowers that are no larger than a gra
Horsetail
(Robert Dash)
Salal
(Robert Dash)
Camas anther
(Robert Dash)
Red maple
(Robert Dash)
Eucalyptus
(Robert Dash)
Horsetail
(Robert Dash)
Striped maple
(Robert Dash)
Oregon grape
(Robert Dash)**To see more of Robert Dash's work, please visit his website.**
