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Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) Pollen Under the Microscope

Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) Pollen

This is pollen collected from a Foxglove flower in Western Washington State. It has been dewaxed with alcohol but not acetalized. The mounting medium is Melt Mount with a refractive index of 1.704. This is at high focus.

Transmitted Brightfield Illumination

Definition/Function:

KINGDOM: Plantae /Angiosperms /Eudicots/Asterids ORDER: Lamiales FAMILY: Plantaginaceae GENUS: Digitalis SPECIES: purpurea

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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