Asparagus Pollen
Jun 18, 2025 • 3:31 PM UTC
United States
140x Magnification
Plants
Holly Stuart (Foldscope Team)
Education Specialist at Foldscope Instruments
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The asparagus is done producing food for the season and has gone to flower.
So, you know what I did - I looked for the pollen in the flowers and then put it under my Foldscope 2.0. I was happy that even though the flowers were so tiny, it was easy to access the pollen (in the edge on view of the flowers above, you can see the yellow pollen covered anthers). Enjoy!
These images were captured using the 140X magnification lens (plus 5X digital zoom on my phone). I used brightfield, darkfied, and reflective lighting.
These images were captured using the 140X magnification lens (plus 5X digital zoom on my phone). I used brightfield, darkfied, and reflective lighting.
These images were captured using the 340X magnification lens (plus 5X digital zoom on my phone). I again used brightfield, darkfield, and reflective lighting.
There are still many more flowers and pollen for me to explore... stay tuned!
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