Monday, January 23, 2017

Species: Wisteria
Observations: single pollen grain, not very round, faded image, triangular shaped


 Species: Calla lily
Observations: round, some have outer membranes


Species: Snapdragon
Observations: multiple pollen grains, three pollen apertures, very round, dark around the edges



Common NameScientific NamePollen size (μm)Pollen TypeNumber of Apertures
Calla LilyZantedeschia aethiopicaL: 28.6µm       H: 34.6µmMonocolpate1
WisteriaWisteria sinesisL: 35.5µm       H: 33.2µmTricolpate3
SnapdragonAntirrhinumL: 29.8µm         H: 17.3µmTricolpate3

Tuesday, January 10, 2017

Friday, January 6, 2017


Dissecting Microscope Images


 
Calla Lilly 35x
Observation Notes: Lots of pollen on the Anther. Space between parts on anther.

Snapdragon 35x
  Observation Notes: Clustered pollen on anther.
Wisteria 35x
                       Observation Notes: In several attempts including electron microscope sampling, only 1 grain of pollen was found.