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Canterbury bells (Phacelia campanularia) Pollen Under the Microscope

Canterbury bells (Phacelia campanularia) Pollen

This is Canterbury Bells Pollen from near Hemet, California. The pollen has not been acetalized and is mounted in a medium with a refactive index of 1.704. This is at intermediate focus.

Transmitted Brightfield Illumination

Definition/Function:

KINGDOM: Plantae /Angiosperms /Eudicots /Asterids ORDER: Boraginales FAMILY: Boraginaceae SUBFAMILY: Hydrophylloideae GENUS: Phacelia SPECIES: campanularia

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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