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I am doing a lab on the Spider Plant. This is scientifically known as the Chlorophytum comosum. These plants are known to be easy to grow so i figured it'd be a great plant to work with. Also, it's not easy to kill completely.

This plant can grow up to 2 or 2 1/2 feet wide. They also grow 2 to 3 feet long. They can be grown in a hanging basket or a pot.

Some of the cautions that I have to take into consideration when doing this lab are:

-Too much or too little watering

-Insects

-Root rot (which results from poor drainage or over-frequent watering)

-Leaf tip burn (which is caused by too much fertilizer or humidity)

[This plant is native to Africa]

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This is a picture of my plant.

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This is the light microscope I used.

These are the materials I used. A razor, red contained to stain the specimen, a glass container to keep the specimen wet, and a green stick to carefully work with the specimen.

This is another picture of my plant.

This is a picture of the stem.

This is a picture of a cross section of a leaf from my spider plant.

This is another cross section view of my leaf.