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Desert Globemallow (Sphaeralcea ambigua) Pollen Through the Microscope

Desert Globemallow (Sphaeralcea ambigua)

This is a Desert Globemallow Plant found in Arizona.

Macro Photograph

Definition/Function:

KINGDOM: Plantae UNRANKED: Angiosperms UNRANKED: Eudicots UNRANKED: Rosids ORDER: Malvales FAMILY: Malvaceae GENUS: Sphaeralcea SPECIES: ambigua

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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