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Desert Globemallow (Sphaeralcea ambigua) Pollen Through the Microscope

Desert Globemallow (Sphaeralcea ambigua) Pollen

This is pollen collected from a Desert Globemallow flower found in Arizona. It has been dewaxed with alcohol but not acetalized. The mounting medium is MeltMount with a refractive index of 1.704. This is at high focus.

Transmitted Brightfield Illumination

Definition/Function:

KINGDOM: Plantae UNRANKED: Angiosperms UNRANKED: Eudicots UNRANKED: Rosids ORDER: Malvales FAMILY: Malvaceae GENUS: Sphaeralcea SPECIES: ambigua

Significance in the Environment:

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Associated Particles:

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