Bittercress (Cardamine hirsuta) Pollen

This is pollen collected from Bittercress (Cardamine hirsuta) flowers in Western Washington State. It has been dewaxed with alcohol but not acetalized. The mounting medium is ShureMount with a refractive index of 1.49. This is at equitorial focus.

Transmitted Brightfield Illumination

Definition/Function:

KINGDOM: Plantae /Angiosperms /Eudicots/Rosids ORDER: Brassicales FAMILY: Brassicaceae GENUS: Cardamine SPECIES: hirsuta

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References:

Faegri, Knut and Johs Iversen, TEXTBOOK OF POLLEN ANALYSIS, Hafner Publishing Company, 1964.

Kapp, Ronald O., HOW TO KNOW POLLEN AND SPORES, Wm. C. Brown Company, 1969.

Moore, P.D., J. A. Webb, and M. E. Collinson, POLLEN ANALYSIS, Blackwell Scientific Publications, 1991