Larch (Larix laricina) Pollen

This is pollen collected from a Larix tree from the Cascade Mountains in 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 DIVISION: Pinophyta CLASS: Pinosida ORDER: Pinales FAMILY: Pinaceae GENUS: Larix SPECIES: laricina

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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