Indian Plum (Oemleria cerasiformis) Pollen

This is pollen collected from Indian Plum (Oemleria cerasiformis) flowers in Western Washington State. It has been dewaxed with alcohol but not acetalized. The mounting medium is ShurMount with a refractive index of 1.49. This is at high focus.

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Definition/Function:

KINGDOM: Plantae /Angiosperms /Eudicots/Rosids ORDER: Rosales FAMILY: Rosaceae SUBFAMILY: Amygdaloideae GENUS: Oemleria SPECIES: cerasiformis

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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