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Western Jimson-weed (Datura wrightii) Under the Microscope

Western Jimson-weed (Datura wrightii) Pollen

This is pollen collected from Western Jimson-weed (Datura wrightii) near Hemet, California. The pollen has not been acetalized and is mounted in a medium with a refactive index of 1.49. This is at high focus.

Transmitted Brightfield Illumination

Definition/Function:

KINGDOM: Plantae /Angiosperms /Eudicots /Asterids ORDER: Solanales FAMILY: Solanaceae TRIBE: Datureae GENUS: Datura SPECIES: wrightii

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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