Narrow Leaf Plantain (Plantago lanceloata) Pollen

This is pollen collected from a Narrow Leaf Plantain spike found in a yard in Redmond, Washington. 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.

Transmitted Brightfield Illumination

Definition/Function:

KINGDOM: Plantae /Angiosperms /Eudicots ORDER: Lamiales FAMILY: Plantaginaceae SUBFAMILY: Plantagineae GENUS: Plantago SPECIES: lanceloata

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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