Template:Botanical

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{{Botanical  | source=Either Author/Year/Title/Edition for books, or your user/laboratory identification if the content is from your observations.
                     Ex: source=Schneider, A. (1921) The Microanalysis of Powdered Vegetable Drugs, 2nd ed.
             | mainimage=FilenameOfYourUploadedImageGoesHere.png
             | companyimage=YourCompanyBadge.jpg
             | companyURL=http://www.yourcompany.com/homepage/goeshere/
             | caption1=Description of your uploaded image (e.g. Yarrow (root) at 200x under polarized light, deionized water as solvent)
             | description=Yarrow (root) (''Achillea Millefolium'')
             | image2=Filename2.png
             | caption2=Description of Filename2.png (e.g. Whole plant picture, harvested while blooming.)
             | image3=Filename3.png
             | caption3=Optional description of Filename3.png 
             | image4=Filename4.png
             | caption4=Optional description of Filename4.png 
             | image5=Filename5.png
             | caption5=Optional description of Filename5.png 
             | image6=Filename6.png
             | caption6=Optional description of Filename6.png 
             | image7=Filename7.png
             | caption7=Optional description of Filename7.png 
             | image8=Filename8.png
             | caption8=Optional description of Filename8.png 
             | color=Grayish green.
             | flavor=Bitter, astringent, somewhat saline.
             | scent=Aromatically fragrant, resembling chamomille.
             | characteristics=Epidermal cells (upper and lower) of leaves tabular with wavy vertical walls.
               Hair cells simple with one to six basal cells and long apical cell; walls moderately thick, smooth.
               A few bladdery glandular hairs.  Stomata on upper and lower epidermis.
               Two or three rows of palisade cells.  Spongy tissue of spheroidal cells.
               Parenchyma, bast, tracheids, spiral ducts.  Fibers with prismatic crystals of calcium oxalate, from stems,
               petioles, and veins.  Pollen grains characteristic of the order..
             | ash=This section highly optional.
               Indicate percent ash if applicable; i.e. Ash should not exceed 12 percent.
             | adulterants=Also optional; note any observed adulterants present.
               Ex: On account of its cheapness and wide distribution, this drug is rarely adulterated.
               The following species indigenous to Europe are sometimes employed: ''A. ptarmica, A. aceratum,
               A. nobilis, A. moschata, A. atrata, A. Nana''.
             | substitutes=Any reported substitutes should appear here.
             | notes=Other notes should appear in this section.
             | reference=Reference work appears here.
             | }}

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Report Description as: Common-Name (Plant-Part) (scientific name).

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