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Eastwood Manzanita (Arctostaphylos glandulosa) Under the Microscope

Eastwood Manzanita (Arctostaphylos glandulosa) Pollen

This is pollen collected from Eastwood Manzanita (Arctostaphylos glandulosa) in the San Bernardino National Forest in California. The pollen has not been acetalized and is mounted in a medium with a refactive index of 1.704. This is at deep intermediate focus.

Transmitted Brightfield Illumination

Definition/Function:

KINGDOM: Plantae /Angiosperms /Eudicots /Asterids ORDER: Ericales FAMILY: Ericaceae SUBFAMILY: Arbutoideae GENUS: Arctostaphylos SPECIES: glandulosa

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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