Lupine (Lupinus sp.) Pollen

This is pollen collected from a Lupine flower found in the Cascade Mountains of Washington State. It has been dewaxed with alcohol but not acetalized. The mounting medium is Shurmount with a refractive index of 1.49. This is at equitorial focus.

Transmitted Oblique Brightfield Illumination

Definition/Function:

KINGDOM: Plantae /Angiosperms /Eudicots/Rosids ORDER: Fabales FAMILY: Fabaceae SUBFAMILY: Faboideae TRIBE: Genisteae SUBTRIBE: Lupininae GENUS: Lupinus SPECIES:

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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