Mojave Yucca (Yucca schidigera) Pollen

This is pollen collected from a Mojave Yucca in the Region of Palm Springs, California. The pollen has not been acetalized and is mounted in a medium with a refactive index of 1.704. This is at equitorial focus.

Transmitted Brightfield Illumination

Definition/Function:

KINGDOM: Plantae CLADE: Angiosperms CLADE: Monocots ORDER: Asparagales FAMILY: Asparagaceae SUBFAMILY: Agavoideae GENUS: Yucca SPECIES: schidigera

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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