Flowers of the Pollen' Pollen

 Poinsettia
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 Poppy
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Raspberry
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Pollen Table

Common Name	Scientific Name	Pollen size (μm)	Pollen Type	Number of Apertures	Surface Texture
Poinsettia	Euphorbia sp.	34.1 μm across, 51.1μm up+down	Tricolpate	3	Reticulate
Poppy	Papaver sp.	31.5 μm round	Tricolpate	3	Psilate
Raspberry	Rubus sp.	20.7 μm across 34.8 μm up+down	Tricolpate	3	Scabrate

Light Microscope Images

 Raspberry

photo by: Joel Regan-Vienop

Under the light microscope, Raspberry pollen is isolated. It has no slits or markings on its surface.

 Poppy

photo by: Sebastian Healy

Under the light microscope at 400x, Poppy pollen is clumped together. It looks as if it is filled with jelly.

Poinsettia

photo by: Sebastian Healy

Under the light microscope at 400x, Poinsettia pollen looks like little coffee beans. It has an oval shape with a split down the middle.

Leica Dissecting Microscope Digital Pictures

Poinsietta pollen

photo by: Rachel Ha

This photo was taken with a Leica Dissecting Microscope at 35x. When this picture was taken, the Poinsettia was still alive. The pollen is the yellow marking on the red anther.

 Raspberry

photo by: Greta Stahle

This photo was taken with a Leica Dissecting Microscope at 35x. The pollen of the Raspberry is the round part of the picture. The pollen looks like a darkened dried banana chip.

Poppy

photo by: Greta Stahle

This photo was taken with a Leica Dissecting Microscope at 35x. The pollen of the poppy plant was not present. This is a photo of the side of the anther. The texture of the anther is rigid, resembling the side of a tree trunk.

SEM Scan

Poinsettia Pollen at 2000x
Photo by: Rachel Ha
Measurements: HxW, 51.4µm x 34.1 µm

Poinsetta pollen at 960x

photo by: Rachel Ha

The top to pictures are SEM scans of a Poinsettia pollen. The pollen has pores all over the surface and has three apertures. They are shaped like a football and an oval.

    

Poppy pollen at 2000x
Photo by: Rachel Ha
Measurements; HxW, 31.5µm x 31.5µm

 Poppy pollen at 790x
Photo by: Rachel Ha

The next two photos are SEM scans of Poppy pollen. Poppy pollen has three apertures and no pores. Compared to the Poinsettia pollen,  Poppy pollen is more round and circular. They resemble peas out of the pod. However, some of the pollen are oddly shaped.

 Raspberry pollen at 2000x
Photo by: Rachel Ha
Measurements: HxW, 24.8µm x 20.7µm

Raspberry pollen at 5200x

Photo by: Rachel Ha

The next two photos are SEM scans of Raspberry pollen. It is hard to see the texture of the surface, but it seems as if there are spots and markings, but not deep enough to be pores. The pollen as three apertures. Two of the apertures can be seen, the third one is on the other side. The shape of the pollen is shaped as a football as well, but not as pointed at the edges like the Poinsettia pollen.