Comparing Eastern Lily to Lilac & Rosemary

We noticed the visual similarities between our Lily and another group's Lilac Pollen, and have compared their genetic make up.

TR|U5KCE6|U5KCE6_LILLO MNEPPGARMRVGLTALTMAEYFRDVNEQDVLLFIDNIFRFVQAGSEVSALLGRMPSAVGY 300
TR|G8D5A6|G8D5A6_SYRVU -----SVGFKAGVKEYKLTYYTPQYETKDTDIL--AAFRVT-------PQPGVPPEEAGA 46
                            .. ::.*:.  .:: *  : : :*. ::    **..          *  *. .* 

TR|U5KCE6|U5KCE6_LILLO QPTLSTEMGSLQERITSTKEGSITSIQAVYVPADDLTDPAPAATFAHLDATTVLSRGLAA 360
TR|G8D5A6|G8D5A6_SYRVU AVAAESST---------------------------------------GTWTTVWTDGLTS 67
                         : .:.                                           *** : **::

TR|U5KCE6|U5KCE6_LILLO KGIYP----AVDPLDSTSTMLQPRIVGEEHYEIAQRVK-QTSQRYKELQDIIAILGLDEL 415
TR|G8D5A6|G8D5A6_SYRVU LDRYKGRCYHIEPVPGEADQY----ICYVAYPLDLFEEGSVTNMFTSI--VGNVFGFKA- 120
                          *      ::*: . :       :    * :    : ..:: :..:  :  ::*:.  

TR|U5KCE6|U5KCE6_LILLO SEEDRLTVARARKIERFLSQPFFVAEVFTGSPGKYVALAETIKGFQLILSGE-L---DGL 471
TR|G8D5A6|G8D5A6_SYRVU --------LRALRLEDLRIPPAYI-KTFQGPPHGIQVERDKLNKYGRPLLGCTIKPKLGL 171
                                ** ::* :   * :: :.* * *    .  :.:: :   * *  :    **

TR|U5KCE6|U5KCE6_LILLO PEQAFYLVGNIDEATAKAMNLEGESNLKK---------- 500
TR|G8D5A6|G8D5A6_SYRVU SAKNY------G--RAVYECLRGGLDFTKDDENVNSQPF 202

                         : :          *    *.*  ::.*          

As you can see there are not many similarities between Eastern Lily and Lilac, although they are both reticulate, Lilac is a dicoplate pollen and Lily is Monolete. 

There were more similarities between Andromeda and Lily, As they are both reticulate and monolete

TR|U5KCE6|U5KCE6_LILLO -------------------MRINP------TTSGLGVGVST-------LEEKNLGRIAQI 28
TR|Q9TIE1|Q9TIE1_ANDPO KLTYYTPNYETKDTDILAAFRVTPQPGVPPEEAGAAVAAESSTGTWTTVWTDGLTSLDRY 60
                                          :*:.*        :* .*...:       :  . *  : : 

TR|U5KCE6|U5KCE6_LILLO IGPVLDV-------------------VFPPGKMPNIYNALVVKGRDTVGPQINVTCEVQQ 69
TR|Q9TIE1|Q9TIE1_ANDPO KGRCYHIEPVPGDENQYIAYVAYPLDLFEEGSVTNMFTSIV-----------------GN 103
                        *   .:                   :*  *.: *::.::*                  :

TR|U5KCE6|U5KCE6_LILLO LLGNNRVRAVAMSATDGLMRGMEVIDTGTPLSVPVGGATLGRIFNVLGEPVDNLGPVDTR 129
TR|Q9TIE1|Q9TIE1_ANDPO VFGFKALRALRLEDLRIPVA-YVKTFQGPPHGIQVER----------------------- 139
                       ::* : :**: :.     :        * * .: *                         

TR|U5KCE6|U5KCE6_LILLO TTSPIHRSAPAFIQLDTKLSIFETGIKVVDLLAPYRRGGKIGLFGGAGVGKTVLIMELIN 189
TR|Q9TIE1|Q9TIE1_ANDPO --------------------------------------DKLNKYGRPLLGCTI------- 154
                                                              *:  :*   :* *:       

TR|U5KCE6|U5KCE6_LILLO NIAKAHGGVSVFGGVGERT-REGNDLYMEMKESGVINEKNIAESKVALVYGQMNEPPGAR 248
TR|Q9TIE1|Q9TIE1_ANDPO -----------KPKLGLSAKNYGRAVYEC------------------------------- 172
                                     :*  : . *. :*                                 

TR|U5KCE6|U5KCE6_LILLO MRVGLTALTMAEYFRDVNEQDVLLFI-------DNIFRFVQAGSEVSALLGRMPSAVGYQ 301
TR|Q9TIE1|Q9TIE1_ANDPO LRGGL---DFTKDDENVNSQPFMRWRDRFLFCAEAIFKAQA---ETGEIKGHYLNA---- 222
                       :* **    :::  .:**.* .: :        : **:      *.. : *:  .*    

TR|U5KCE6|U5KCE6_LILLO PTLSTEMGSLQERITSTKEGSITSIQAVYVPADDLTDPAPAATFA-------HLD--ATT 352
TR|Q9TIE1|Q9TIE1_ANDPO --TAGTCDEMNKRAVFARELGVPIIMHDYLTGG-FTANTSLAEYCRDNGLLLHIHRAMHA 279
                          :    .:::* . ::* .:  *   *: .  :*  :  * :.       *:.    :

TR|U5KCE6|U5KCE6_LILLO VLSRGLAAKGIYPAVDPLDSTSTMLQPRIVGEEHYEIAQRVKQTSQRYKELQDIIAILGL 412
TR|Q9TIE1|Q9TIE1_ANDPO VIDRQ-KNHGIHFR-------VLAKALRMSGGDHIHAGTVVGKLEG------EREITLGF 325
                       *:.*    :**:               *: * :* . .  * : .       :    **:

TR|U5KCE6|U5KCE6_LILLO DELSEEDRLTVARARKIERFLSQPFFVAEVFTGSPGKYVALAETIKGFQLILSGELDGLP 472
TR|Q9TIE1|Q9TIE1_ANDPO VDLLRDDYIEKDRGR--------GIYFSQDWVSLPGVLPVASGGIHVWHMPALTEIFGDD 377
                        :* .:* :   *.*         ::.:: :.. **   . :  *: :::    *: *  

TR|U5KCE6|U5KCE6_LILLO EQAFYL-------VGNIDEATAKAM---------------NLEGESNLKK---------- 500
TR|Q9TIE1|Q9TIE1_ANDPO SVLQFGGGTLGHPWGNPPGAVANRVALEACVQARNEGRDLAREGNDIIREAGQWSNELSA 437
                       .   :         **   *.*: :                 **:. :::          

Scientific name, pollen type, and surface texture data found at this group's blog