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Sweetbush (Bebbia juncea var. aspera) Pollen Under the Microscope

Sweetbush (Bebbia juncea var. aspera) Pollen

This is pollen from a Sweetbush 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 /Angiosperms /Eudicots /Rosids ORDER: Asterales FAMILY: Asteraceae TRIBE: Heliantheae GENUS: Bebbia SPECIES: juncea var. aspera

Significance in the Environment:

Characteristic Features:

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