Three-Cornered Garlic Pollen

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Our garden has many mystery plants that have blown in over the years. I posted a picture of this one on twitter and my friends identified it as Allium triquetrum, a.k.a. three-cornered garlic. Apparently it is a big pest weed in Australia, though it looks nice in the garden.

The pollen grains are smaller and more rice-shaped than the daffodil pollen. I think my little forensic scientist could tell the difference if she found some during a case. Here they are, also at 10x magnification in transmitted and reflected light.

Allium triquetrum pollen 10x transmitted light
Allium triquetrum pollen 10x transmitted light
Allium triquetrum pollen 10x reflected light
Allium triquetrum pollen 10x reflected light

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