Pyrrhopappus carolinianus
Taxonomy: Angiospermae, Asterales, Asteraceae, Pyrrhopappus
Links: https://www.gbif.org/species/3145236
Published: 2026-01-13
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): -, shortest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): 31-35 µm, longest polar axis in equatorial view (LM): 36-40 µm, shortest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 31-35 µm, longest diameter in equatorial or polar view (LM): 36-40 µm, pollen class: lophate, polarity: isopolar, P/E-ratio: -, shape: -, outline in polar view: -, dominant orientation (LM): -, P/E-ratio (dry pollen): -, shape (dry pollen): spheroidal, outline in polar view (dry pollen): polygonal, infoldings (dry pollen): not infolded, aperture number: 3, aperture type: colporus, aperture condition: tricolporate, aperture peculiarities: -
Ornamentation and Structure
LM ornamentation LM: lophate, echinate, nexine: -, sexine: -, SEM ornamentation SEM: lophate, perforate, 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: Subler, Abigail; Park, Isaac
Pictures
Picture legend
- inflorescence(s), photographer: Subler, A.
- polar view - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Subler, A.
- polar view - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Subler, A.
- equatorial view - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Subler, A.
- equatorial view - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Subler, A.
- exine surface - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Subler, A.
- exine surface - dry, sputter coated with gold, photographer: Subler, A.
Literature
- () Vascular Flora of the Carolinas
- (2018) Illustrated Pollen Terminology 2nd Edition
Copyright and Citation
Cite this publication as:
Subler A., Park I. 2026. Pyrrhopappus carolinianus. In: PalDat - A palynological database. /pub/Pyrrhopappus_carolinianus/306890; accessed 2026-03-03







