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Salal (Gaultheria shallon) Pollen Through the Microscope

Salal (Gaultheria shallon) Pollen

This is pollen collected from Salal flowers in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains of Western Washington State. It has been dewaxed with alcohol but not acetalized. The mounting medium has a refractive index of 1.49. This is at intermediate focus.

Transmitted Brightfield Illumination

Definition/Function:

KINGDOM: Plantae /Angiosperms /Eudicots /Asterids ORDER: Ericales FAMILY: Ericaceae GENUS: Gaultheria SPECIES: shallon

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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