Pollen
THE POLLEN PAGES ARE IN THE PROCESS OF BEING COMPLETED
An understanding of what pollen is, how it forms, and how it behaves is a useful insight into identification and recognition of pollen. See here for Pollen facts.
Below is a photographic listing of the genera of wild plants represented by pollen in West Cork. The genera shown are those that are detected in sediments as partially fossilised pollen - this is not a comprehensive list of all plants found in West Crok, either today or in the past. But the plants represented by the pollen we find in sediment give us a good idea of the environment at the time that sediment was deposited. According to the presence or absence of pollen at different levels in the core, we can see how the vegetation, and thus the environment, changed.
To see more detailed photos of pollen for a genus, either click on the image below, or select that genus from the list under the 'Pollen' tab on the right.
Acer
Acer - most commonly seen is the Sycamore, Acer pseudoplatanus but another native acer is the hedge maple, Acer campestris. This is a small tree of woodland edges, clearings and hedgerows.
Achillea
Achillea - to be completed.
Ajuga
Ajuga - to be completed.
Alnus
Alnus - to be completed.
Arbutus
Arbutus - to be completed.
Asteraceae
Asteraceae - to be completed.
Betula
Betula - to be completed.
Carex
Carex - to be completed.
Carpinus
Carpinus - to be completed.
Corylus
Corylus - to be completed.
Cratagus
Cratagus - to be completed.
Epilobium
Epilobium - to be completed.
Fagus
Fagus - to be completed.
Fraxinus
Fraxinus - to be completed.
Ilex
Ilex - to be completed.
Juniperus
Juniperus - to be completed.
Larix
Larix - to be completed.
Myrica
Myrica - to be completed.
Picea
Picea - to be completed.
Pinus
Pinus - to be completed.
Plantago
Plantago - to be completed.
Poaceae
Poaceae - to be completed.
Prunus
Prunus - to be completed.
Quercus
Quercus - to be completed.
Salix
Salix - to be completed.
Taraxacum
Taraxacum - to be completed.
Taxus
Taxus - to be completed.
Tripleurospermum
Tripleurospermum - to be completed.
Ulex
Ulex - to be completed.
Ulmus
Ulmus - to be completed.
Umbellifereae
Umbellifereae - to be completed.
Urtica
Urtica - to be completed.
Unidentified
Unidentified - to be completed.