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Chocolate Lily (Fritillaria affinis)

Chocolate Lily (Fritillaria affinis)

This a chocolate lily flower found in the Cascade Mountains of Washington State.

Transmitted Brightfield Illumination

Definition/Function:

KINGDOM: Plantae /Angiosperms /Monocots ORDER: Lilales FAMILY: Liliaceae GENUS: Fritillaria SPECIES: affinis

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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