Red Barrel Cactus (Ferocactus cylindraceus) Pollen

This is pollen collected from Red Barrel Cactus (Ferocactus cylindraceus) in the Coachella Valley of California. The pollen has not been acetalized and is mounted in a medium with a refactive index of 1.49. This is at intermediate focus.

Transmitted Brightfield Illumination

Definition/Function:

KINGDOM: Plantae UNRANKED: Angiosperms UNRANKED: Eudicots UNRANKED: Core Eudicots ORDER: Caryophyllales FAMILY: Cactaceae GENUS: Ferocactus SPECIES: cylindraceus

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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