Aperture Number- An aperture refers to the thinner regions within a pollen grain. These regions will differ in color from the rest of the grain. | Aperture Type- Region of pollen grain that is thinner, and differs in ornamentation and color. | Bloom Time | Dispersal Unit- The morphological unit in which pollen grains are shed. May be singular monad , or in groups dyad, tetrad, polyad | Ornamentation- The general pattern, or texture of a pollen grain. | Shape | Size | Tectum- The outer layer of the pollen wall, which will appear like a rim around the grain.

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1. Bloom Time

901 Jan    2802 Feb    10203 Mar    16504 Apr    19005 May    16906 Jun    12307 Jul    9008 Aug    7009 Sep    4210 Oct    1911 Nov    712 Dec   
2. Dispersal Unit- The morphological unit in which pollen grains are shed. May be singular monad , or in groups dyad, tetrad, polyad    [Explain]

349Monad- A pollen grain in the form of a single unit.    1Polyad    14Tetrad- A group of four united pollen grains. NOTE- fourth component of grain may be faint, or difficult to locate in a given image.   



3. Aperture Number- An aperture refers to the thinner regions within a pollen grain. These regions will differ in color from the rest of the grain.

130    401    12- NOTE: apertures may be faint. If unsure, choose more than one option.    2503    14    15    236    1Irregular    21Over 6    3Varies   










4. Aperture Type- Region of pollen grain that is thinner, and differs in ornamentation and color.    [Explain]

97Colpus- An elongated aperture that is often pointed in the center.    154Compound- Contains both two or more apertures together. Often a pore and a colpus.    13Inaperturate- No aperture present    1Irregular    46Porate- A circular or elliptic aperture within a pollen grain    38Sulcus- An elongated, latitudinal, aperture.   






5. Ornamentation- The general pattern, or texture of a pollen grain.    [Explain]

5Clavate- Club shaped element. May be difficult to differentiate from granulate/perforate.    89Echinate- Pollen with spines or spiked elements running along the surface of the grain.    115Granulate/perforate- Small, dotted elements less than 1um in size.    1Irregular    4Lophate- A raised outer exine creates a pattern of ridges lophae and depressions lacunae .    21Psilate- Smooth surface    120Reticulate- A network like pattern across the surface of the grain.    36Striate- Generally parallel elements running along surface of the grain.   








6. Tectum- The outer layer of the pollen wall, which will appear like a rim around the grain.    [Explain]

2Atectate- Pollen grains lacking a tectum, or outer pollen wall.    258Eutectate- Pollen grains with a continuous tectum, or outer wall.    81Semitectate- Pollen grains with a discontinuous tectum, or outer wall. The tectum is instead separated into parts.   



7. Size

2Under 10    610    611    712    613    1014    1215    1316    1717    2218    2219    2520    2421    2622    2623    2424    2425    3126    3627    3128    3029    3030    3531    2932    3633    4034    4135    4136    4137    3938    3539    3240    2741    2342    2543    1944    1345    1146    747    848    449    750    651    652    1053    1254    1155    1156    1357    1358    1559    1260    1061    862    863    564    665    766    867    768    969    970    671    772    573    374    475    476    377    279    780    681    682    583    784    585    386    687    788    789    590    591    492    693    494    695    496    497    498    299    1100    1105    1113    1114    1115    2116    1117    1134    1135    1136    9Over 99    1Over 200   
8. Shape    [Explain]

3Irregular    51Oval    274Round    64Triangle