Typha latifolia (Bulrush)
Dublin Core
Title
Typha latifolia (Bulrush)
Subject
Starch grains viewed under 400x magnification (cross-polarized and transmitted light)
Description
Shape: ovoid/spherical (non-lenticular).
Surface: smooth-rugose
Outer wall: single
Hilum: centric - semi-eccentric
Extinction cross: bowed X shape cross.
Lamellae: absent
Fissures: often present (centric y shape)
Size: within this sample ~6 - 10 microns
Plant part: root (USO)
Surface: smooth-rugose
Outer wall: single
Hilum: centric - semi-eccentric
Extinction cross: bowed X shape cross.
Lamellae: absent
Fissures: often present (centric y shape)
Size: within this sample ~6 - 10 microns
Plant part: root (USO)
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 January 11 2022
Type
Starch grain
Identifier
Starch grain
Files
Collection
Citation
S. Prado, “Typha latifolia (Bulrush),” McMaster Microbotanical Research Database, accessed April 26, 2024, https://macmicrobot.omeka.net/items/show/17.