Vaccinium membranaceum (Black Mountain Huckleberry) Pollen
This is pollen that has been acetalized from the collection
of Bart Cannon of Cannon Microprobe, Inc.
Transmitted Oblique Illumination
Definition/Function:
The is a pollen grain from Vaccinium membranaceum, Black Mountain Huckleberry. It is a
natural tetrad with the individual
grains tricolporate.
Significance in the Environment:
In Washington and British Columbia this plant is typically found above 2,800 feet in
elevation.
Characteristic Features:
The pollen grains form as tetrads with a diameter of about 40 micrometers. The
individual grains are tricolporate, psilate,
with long furrows and a reduced polar area.
Associated Particles:
References:
Lyons, C. P., TREES, SHRUBS AND FLOWERS TO KNOW IN WASHINGTON, J.M. Dent & Sons Limited,
Toronto, 1956. p. 89
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
Smith, E. Grant, SAMPLING AND IDENTIFYING ALLERGENIC POLLENS AND MOLDS, Blewstone Press,
San Antonio, Texas, 1990