Mixed Pollen Grains

Palynology

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Acetolyzed mixed pollen from flowering plants

Stains: unstained fluorescence

Images: 2

Compatible Scopes: 14

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Mixed Pollen Grains — Colorized Light Microscopy

Colorized light micrograph of mixed pollen grains from various flowering plants. Different morphologies are visible: spherical, ellipsoidal, and triangular grains with varied surface textures and aperture patterns.

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40× Brightfield Focus 0.5 NA 0.65

Mixed pollen — morphological diversity of angiosperm pollen, colorized

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Mixed Pollen Grains — SEM

Scanning electron micrograph showing pollen grains from multiple plant species. Surface ornamentation patterns are clearly visible: echinate (spiny), psilate (smooth), reticulate (net-like), and colpate (grooved) morphologies.

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Sem

500× Secondary Electron Focus 0.5

SEM — surface ornamentation and aperture types visible

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Compatible Microscopes

Model	Manufacturer	Type	Magnification Range	NA Max	Resolution
JSM-IT800	JEOL	Sem	5–1000000×	—	0.7 nm
DM6 B	Leica Microsystems	Upright Optical	1.25–100×	1.4	200 nm
STELLARIS 5	Leica Microsystems	Confocal	5–100×	—	120 nm
S9i	Leica Microsystems	Stereo	6.1–55×	—	— nm
Eclipse Ni	Nikon	Upright Optical	2–100×	1.4	200 nm
A1R HD25	Nikon	Confocal	4–100×	—	140 nm
SMZ25	Nikon	Stereo	0.63–15.75×	—	— nm
BX53	Olympus (Evident)	Upright Optical	2–100×	1.4	200 nm
FV4000	Olympus (Evident)	Confocal	4–100×	—	120 nm
SZX16	Olympus (Evident)	Stereo	0.7–11.5×	0.3	— nm
Axio Imager 2	Zeiss	Upright Optical	1.25–100×	1.4	200 nm
LSM 980	Zeiss	Confocal	5–63×	—	120 nm
Primostar 3	Zeiss	Upright Optical	4–100×	1.25	350 nm
Stemi 508	Zeiss	Stereo	6.3–50×	—	— nm

Mixed Pollen Grains