Solomon’s Plume (Smilacina stellata also Maianthemum stellatum) Pollen

This is pollen collected from a Solomon's plume flower from the Cascade Mountains in 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 bottom focus.

Transmitted Oblique Illumination

Definition/Function:

KINGDOM: Plantae /Angiosperms /Monocots ORDER: Liliales FAMILY: Liliaceae GENUS: Smilacina SPECIES: stellata

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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