Browse Items (23 total)
Pisum sativum (Pea)
Surface: wrinkled
Outer wall: single
Hilum: centric
Extinction cross: central, "often elongated on the same axis as the fissure" (Henry et al. 2009: Table 2)
Lamellae: sometimes…
Tags: extinction cross, lamellae, ovate, pea, pisum, polarized light, sativum, starch, starch grain, wrinkled
Quercus sp. (Oak, acorn)
Surface: smooth
Outer wall: single
Hilum: semi-eccentric
Extinction cross: bent arms
Lamellae: absent
Fissures: small longitudinal natural fissure
Plant part: nut
Supporting literature:
Weber, S. and Price,…
Tags: acorn, eccentric, extinction cross, fagaceae, hilum, oak, ovoid, quercus, starch, starch grain
Schoenoplectus lacustris (Common club-rush)
Tags: 100x, acicular, articulated, hair, lacustris, phytolith, schoenoplectus, sedge
Solanum tuberosum (Potato)
Surface: smooth
Outer wall: single
Hilum: eccentric, rarely open
Extinction cross: well defined, arms slightly bent
Lamellae: present
Fissures: rare
Size: ranging…
Tags: conical, eccentric, eccentric hilum, extinction cross, potato, solanum, starch grain, triangular, tuber, tuberosum, USO, y filter
Triticum dicoccum (Emmer)
Surface: smooth
Outer wall: single
Hilum: centric
Extinction cross: radially symmetrical
Lamellae: faint/not visible
Fissures: rare - centric
Plant part:…
Tags: dicoccum, globular, polarized light, starch, starch grain, triticum, y filter
Triticum monococcum (Einkorn)
Plant part: cereal inflorescence
Tags: articulated, dendritic, einkorn, elongate, long cell, monococcum, phytolith, triticum
Triticum monococcum (Einkorn)
Surface: smooth
Outer wall: single
Hilum: centric, closed
Extinction cross: radially symmetrical
Lamellae: faint
Fissures: absent
Plant part: grain
Supporting…
Tags: einkorn, extinction cross, lenticular, monococcum, starch, starch grain, triticum, wheat