Vaccinium membranaceum (Black Mountain Huckleberry) Pollen

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.

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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