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Adiantum pedatum Spore Under the Microscope

Adiantum pedatum Spore

This is the spore of the Northern Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum pedatum).

Transmitted Brightfield Illumination

Definition/Function:

KINGDOM: Plantae DIVISION: Pteridophyta CLASS: Pteridopsida ORDER: Pteridales FAMILY: Pteridaceae (Adiantaceae) GENUS: Adiantum SPECIES: pedantum

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References:

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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