Columbine Pollen 400x
Snapdragon Pollen 400x
Rose of Sharon Pollen 400x
Tuesday, January 31, 2017
Friday, January 20, 2017
Columbine, Snap Dragon , and Rose Sharon
Columbine: Aquilegia vulgaris
Snapdragon: Antirrhinum majus
Rose of Sharon: Hibiscus syriacus
SEM Microscope Images (2000x)
Columbine
similar to Snapdragon sample, oval shaped, smallest of the samples (28 micrometers)
Snapdragon
similar to Columbine sample, oval, medium sized sample (31.1 micrometers)
Rose of Sharon
spiky, circular, largest sample (115 micrometers)
Leica Dissecting Microscope Digital Pictures
Columbine Pollen (35x)
The pollen is very small, it's hard to see the shape at this magnification. However, the flower shape is fairly simple so the parts, including the anthers, are very easy to find.
Rose of Sharon Pollen (35x)
The flowers were not very intact, so the pollen was not necessarily around the anthers. The pollen is very large in comparison to the others, and takes the form of large, spikey spheres. They're slightly shiny and easily visible.
The flowers were not very intact, so the pollen was not necessarily around the anthers. The pollen is very large in comparison to the others, and takes the form of large, spikey spheres. They're slightly shiny and easily visible.
Snapdragon Pollen (35x)
Snapdragons have very hard to find anthers, and the pollen is quite small. It seems to stick with other bits of pollen in clumps and I'm curious as to how we managed a sky blue background.
Snapdragons have very hard to find anthers, and the pollen is quite small. It seems to stick with other bits of pollen in clumps and I'm curious as to how we managed a sky blue background.
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