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Oak
Family, Genus:Fagaceae, Quercus
| Size | 19 - 39 um | |
| Shape | subprolate | |
| Exine | 1 - 2 um thick | |
| Intine | .5 - 1.2 um thick, sometimes thickened under apertures | |
| Pores/furrows | tricolpate, (pores sometimes present, always with furrows) | |
| Sculpting | scabrate or verrucate | |
| Bloom Period | March to June | |
| Allergenicity | unknown |
Thumbnails:
Burr Oak Burr Oak Red Oak Red Oak
Swamp White Oak
Dr. M. Davis images:
oak
References:
Bassett, John, Clifford Crompton and John Parmelee. An Atlas of Airborne Pollen Grains and Common Fungus Spores of Canada. Canada Department of Agriculture, 1978.
Jelks, Mary, M.D. Allergy Plants that Cause Sneezing and Wheezing. World Wide Printing, Tampa, 1986.
Kapp, Ronald O. Pollen and Spores, Second Edition. The American Association of Stratigraphic Palynologists Foundation, 2000.
Lewis, Walter H., Prathibha Vinay and Vincent E. Zenger. Airborne and Allergenic Pollen of North America. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore and London, 1983.
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