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Woolly Daisy (Antheropeas {Eriophyllum} wallacei) Pollen Under the Microscope

Wallace's Woolly Daisy (Antheropeas {Eriophyllum} wallacei) Pollen

This is pollen from Wallace's Woolly Daisy in Joshua Tree, California. The pollen has not been acetalized and is mounted in a medium with a refactive index of 1.49. This is at equitorial focus.

Transmitted Brightfield Illumination

Definition/Function:

KINGDOM: Plantae /Angiosperms /Eudicots /Asterids ORDER: Asterales FAMILY: Asteraceae TRIBE: Heliantheae GENUS: Antheropeas {Eriophyllum} SPECIES: wallacei

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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