Equisetum fluviatile (Water Horsetail)
Dublin Core
Title
Equisetum fluviatile (Water Horsetail)
Subject
Phytoliths viewed under 100x - 200x
Description
Articulated epidermal and stomata cells.
Stomata and epidermal cells are diagnostic at the genus level (Equisetum). Epidermal cells feature "granulate surfaces and elevated projections along the edges" (Morris et al. 2009: 346; Piperno 2006).
Supporting literature:
Piperno, D.R. 2006. Phytoliths: A comprehensive guide for archaeologists and paleoecologists. AltaMira Press. pg 190.
Morris, L.R., Baker, F.A., Morris, C., and Ryel, R.J. 2009. Phytolith types and type-frequencies in native and introduced species of the sagebrush steppe and pinyon-juniper woodlands of the Great Basin, USA. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 157: 339–357.
Stomata and epidermal cells are diagnostic at the genus level (Equisetum). Epidermal cells feature "granulate surfaces and elevated projections along the edges" (Morris et al. 2009: 346; Piperno 2006).
Supporting literature:
Piperno, D.R. 2006. Phytoliths: A comprehensive guide for archaeologists and paleoecologists. AltaMira Press. pg 190.
Morris, L.R., Baker, F.A., Morris, C., and Ryel, R.J. 2009. Phytolith types and type-frequencies in native and introduced species of the sagebrush steppe and pinyon-juniper woodlands of the Great Basin, USA. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 157: 339–357.
Source
MPERF - modern sample
Collected by Royal Botanic Garden (Burlington, Ontario, Canada)
Collected by Royal Botanic Garden (Burlington, Ontario, Canada)
Creator
S. Prado
Date
Processed November 11 2021
Type
Phytolith
Identifier
Phytolith
Files
Collection
Citation
S. Prado, “Equisetum fluviatile (Water Horsetail),” McMaster Microbotanical Research Database, accessed April 24, 2024, https://macmicrobot.omeka.net/items/show/11.