Cannabis glandular trichome morphology, capitate-stalked and sessile forms, secretory disk cells, subcuticular storage, distribution, and specialized-metabolite biology.
Visual lesson 02
Gland anatomy
Identify the secretory disk, subcuticular storage cavity, cuticle, stipe region, multicellular stalk, and supporting epidermal context in a detailed Cannabis glandular-trichome model.
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Trichome gland anatomy
Simplified capitate-stalked gland showing secretory and storage regionsKnowledge check
PracticeCan you explain what the visual is showing?
Which structures belong to a simplified glandular trichome model?
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Mark the lesson complete when you are comfortable with the visual, observations, and system context.
Evidence & further reading
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