Leaf ‘venation’ detail

Patterns on the leaf of a Maranta plant, “Calathea fasciata.”
» The leaf from which this was photographed, http://phytoimages.siu.edu/imgs/paraman1/r/Marantaceae_Calathea_fasciata_93240.html
» This image at PhytoImages, http://phytoimages.siu.edu/imgs/paraman1/r/Marantaceae_Calathea_fasciata_93252.html (cropped to PhytoImage's preferred aspect ratio);

Species page at PhytoImages, http://phytoimages.siu.edu/cgi-bin/dol/dol_terminal.pl?taxon_name=Calathea_fasciata&rank=binomial

Photo taken at SIUC Plant Biology Greenhouse, http://www.plantbiology.siu.edu/facilities/plant-biology-facilities/greenhouse/index.php

1 year ago (“Three-leafed clover”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2013-11-07
2 years ago (“Deep in thought?”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2012-11-07
3 years ago (“Pretty or Creepy?”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2011-11-07

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[Rick Schies]

Nice detail and this close-up shows us how this leaf and others get their nutrients, a wonder of nature's fine make-up