Cirsium carniolicum
Taxonomy: Angiospermae, Asterales, Asteraceae, Cirsium
Links: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:195155-1
Published: 2026-06-17
Pollen Description
Shape, Size and Aperture
pollen unit: monad, dispersal unit and peculiarities: monad, size (pollen unit): medium-sized (26-50 µm), size of hydrated pollen (LM): 41-50 µm, shortest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): 41-50 µm, longest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): 41-50 µm, shortest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 41-50 µm, longest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 41-50 µm, pollen class: colporate, polarity: isopolar, P/E-ratio: oblate, shape: spheroidal, outline in polar view: circular, dominant orientation (LM): oblique, P/E-ratio (dry pollen): prolate, shape (dry pollen): -, outline in polar view (dry pollen): circular, infoldings (dry pollen): aperture(s) sunken, aperture number: 3, aperture type: colporus, aperture condition: tricolporate, colporate, aperture peculiarities: -
Ornamentation and Structure
LM ornamentation LM: echinate, nexine: -, sexine: -, SEM ornamentation SEM: microreticulate, echinate, suprasculpture SEM: -, TEM tectum: -, infratectum: -, foot layer: -, endexine: -, intine: -, wall peculiarities: -, supratectal element: -
Miscellaneous
pollen coatings: -, reserves in cytoplasm: -, cell number: -, Ubisch bodies: -
Author(s) of diagnosis: Halbritter, Heidemarie; Oberleitner, Sarah
Pictures
1. inflorescence(s)
2. hydrated pollen, equatorial view
3. hydrated pollen, equatorial view
4. hydrated pollen, equatorial view
5. hydrated pollen, equatorial view
6. hydrated pollen, equatorial view
7. hydrated pollen, equatorial view
8. hydrated pollen, polar view
9. hydrated pollen, polar view
10. hydrated pollen, polar view
11. polar view
12. equatorial view
13. aperture
14. exine surface
15. polar area
16. dry pollen
Picture legend
- inflorescence(s), photographer: Sonnleitner, M.
- hydrated pollen, equatorial view - fixed, glycerine-gelatine, unstained, photographer: Oberleitner, S.
- hydrated pollen, equatorial view - fixed, glycerine-gelatine, unstained, photographer: Oberleitner, S.
- hydrated pollen, equatorial view - fixed, glycerine-gelatine, unstained, photographer: Oberleitner, S.
- hydrated pollen, equatorial view - fixed, glycerine-gelatine, unstained, photographer: Oberleitner, S.
- hydrated pollen, equatorial view - fixed, glycerine-gelatine, unstained, photographer: Oberleitner, S.
- hydrated pollen, equatorial view - fixed, glycerine-gelatine, unstained, photographer: Oberleitner, S.
- hydrated pollen, polar view - fixed, glycerine-gelatine, unstained, photographer: Oberleitner, S.
- hydrated pollen, polar view - fixed, glycerine-gelatine, unstained, photographer: Oberleitner, S.
- hydrated pollen, polar view - fixed, glycerine-gelatine, unstained, photographer: Oberleitner, S.
- polar view - dry, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- equatorial view - dry, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- aperture - dry, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- exine surface - dry, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- polar area - dry, rehydrated (water) & critical point dried & sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
- dry pollen - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Halbritter, H.
Literature
Copyright and Citation
Cite this publication as:
Halbritter H., Oberleitner S., Sonnleitner M. 2026. Cirsium carniolicum. In: PalDat - A palynological database. /pub/Cirsium_carniolicum/307023; accessed 2026-06-19