Cirsium (Thistle) sp. Pollen
This pollen grain was recovered from an air sample
collected in Eastern Washington State during August 2012 at an
elevation of 1700 feet.
Transmitted Brightfield Illumination
Definition/Function:
Significance in the Environment:
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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