Light Microscope Photos

Below are photos of the Asian, Day, and Easter Lilies' pollen using a standard light microscope at 400X magnification.

Asian Lily

Lilium amabile

Day Lily

Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus

Easter Lily

Lilum longiflorum

At 400X, similarities and differences become more pronounced.  All three share similar textures, as can be seen with the SEM photos at 2000x. The shape, ovular, is also similar between the three. The Easter lily seems to have a slightly different texture, with more space in the reticulate structure. None the less, this difference is only slight