Schoenoplectus lacustris (Common club-rush)

Dublin Core

Title

Schoenoplectus lacustris (Common club-rush)

Subject

Phytoliths viewed under 100x magnification

Description

Cone phytoliths typical of sedges

Supporting literature:
Mehra, PN and Sharma, OP 1965 Epidermal silica ceIls in the Cyperaceae. Botanical Gazette 126: 53-58.

Ollendorf, A.L., 1992. Toward a classification scheme of sedge (Cyperaceae) phytoliths. In: Rapp, G., Mulholland, S.C. (Eds.), Phytolith Systematics: Emerging Issues. Plenum Press, New York, pp. 91–111.

Source

MPERF - modern sample

Collected by Royal Botanic Garden
(Burlington, Ontario, Canada)

Creator

S. Prado

Date

Processed December 13 2021

Type

Phytolith

Identifier

Phytolith

Files

scirp_lac_10x_cones.jpg

Collection

Citation

S. Prado, “Schoenoplectus lacustris (Common club-rush),” McMaster Microbotanical Research Database, accessed April 25, 2024, https://macmicrobot.omeka.net/items/show/19.