Bellis perennis

Taxonomy

Family

Compositae

Genus

Bellis

Species

perennis

Distribution

Europe, Africa, Macaronesia, Western Asia, Indonesia, South Australia and North America. In Italy fallow fields and meadows - generically synanthropic (0-2000 m)

Utility

Decorative plant. Used in homeopathy Honey production and biodiversity

Flowering time

I-XII

PollenPollenDefinition: The pollen grain is the Gymnosperms and Angiosperms male germ element. Its function relates to the sexual fertilization....
characteristics

Group

MonadMonadDefinition: solitary pollen grain derived from a tetrad or polyad, which normally break down into individual pollen grains....

Simmetry

Radial

PolarityPolarityDefinition: pollen characteristics to possess two endowed poles of equal or different features....

IsopolarIsopolarDefinition: pollen grain with the proximal pole like the distal one....

ExineExineDefinition: external layer of the sporoderm consisting of ectexine plus endexine....
sculpturing

EchinateEchinateDefinition: ref. sculture. Sporoderm with spina-shaped elements....
perforate

ApertureApertureDefinition: opening to allow pollen tube germination. Zone of pollen grain surface in which the exine thins or completely lacks....

TricolporateTricolporateDefinition: ref. aperture. Pollen grain with three apertures formed by colpi and pori....

Polar viewPolar viewDefinition: view from which it is possible to observe the shape, sculpture, cytoplasm and apertures of a pollen grain in polar position....

SubcircularSubcircularDefinition: kind of pollen shape in polar view....

Equatorial view

Circular

Bellis perennis

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