Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Pinus heldreichii Den Ouden.jpg

File:Pinus heldreichii Den Ouden.jpg, featured

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• Category: Commons:Featured pictures/Plants
•  Info created by Anatoly Mikhaltsov - uploaded by Anatoly Mikhaltsov - nominated by JukoFF -- JukoFF (talk) 21:15, 20 January 2018 (UTC)
•  Support -- JukoFF (talk) 21:15, 20 January 2018 (UTC)
•  Support A solid piece of work. --Peulle (talk) 22:38, 20 January 2018 (UTC)
•  Support Per Peulle. -- Johann Jaritz (talk) 03:27, 21 January 2018 (UTC)
•  Support - Beautiful and very interesting. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 03:56, 21 January 2018 (UTC)
•  Support Fascinating image. Could someone give a little more explanation about what exactly we're looking at beyond what's in the description? — Rhododendrites ^talk |  04:22, 21 January 2018 (UTC)

 Info It's basically a section of a plant, designed to be seen in microscopes, with coloured dyes designed to make the different tissues stand out more. Very instructive and typical of something we teachers use in class, as well as in publications.--Peulle (talk) 12:59, 21 January 2018 (UTC)

@Rhododendrites: I've added a bunch of image notes, linking the most important features to their articles on Wikipedia. --El Grafo (talk) 09:53, 24 January 2018 (UTC)

•  Support Although it's a quite scientific-oriented shot, you could frame it and put it in your living room. --Basotxerri (talk) 10:19, 21 January 2018 (UTC)
•  Support --Martin Falbisoner (talk) 10:26, 21 January 2018 (UTC)
•  Support Poco² 13:09, 21 January 2018 (UTC)
•  Support -- Colin (talk) 13:24, 21 January 2018 (UTC)

 Comment Isn't this a section through a needle of the tree rather than through the stem, as suggested above? A scale is missing. Annotations would be welcome (they could be added to a derived version of the image). --Cayambe (talk) 15:46, 21 January 2018 (UTC)

@Cayambe: I was looking for an explanation of which part of the plant we're looking at here and didn't find any in the description. After taking a closer look, I'm pretty sure that information was lost in translation and what we're looking at is indeed a cross-section of a needle (Russian хвоинки = needles). --El Grafo (talk) 09:49, 22 January 2018 (UTC)

Thank you El Grafo, for the explanation. You are right, it is a cross-section through a needle. --Cayambe (talk) 11:52, 22 January 2018 (UTC)

•  Support --Ximonic (talk) 01:34, 22 January 2018 (UTC)
•  Support --Harlock81 (talk) 11:23, 22 January 2018 (UTC)
•  Support --cart-Talk 17:23, 22 January 2018 (UTC)
•  Support --Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 06:34, 23 January 2018 (UTC)
•  Support Yes, it is a needle, see here --Llez (talk) 12:16, 23 January 2018 (UTC)
•  Support I thought it was some stained-glass abstract when I first saw it. Daniel Case (talk) 21:42, 23 January 2018 (UTC)
•  Support Beautiful to look at, technically well done and informative as well (after some adjustments) – what more could you ask for? --El Grafo (talk) 09:55, 24 January 2018 (UTC)
•  Support Impressive! Richard [®] 18:40, 25 January 2018 (UTC)

Confirmed results:

Result: 17 support, 0 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /Basile Morin (talk) 06:14, 26 January 2018 (UTC)

This image will be added to the FP gallery: Plants