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Key to pollen categories.

Abbr.       Category                    Abbr.       Category


Dept        Depth in feet               Ambr.       Ambrosia-type
Sum         Terrestrial Pollen Sum      Arte.       Artemisia
Abies       Abies                       Tubu.       Tubuliflorae
Juni        p. Juniperus-type           Ligu.       Liguliflorae
Picea       Picea                       Ch.Am.      Chenopodiaceae/Amaranthus
Pinus       Pinus                       Sarc.       Sarcobatus
Ps./La.     Pseudotsuga/Larix           Poac.       Poaceae
Ts.he.      Tsuga heterophylla          Apia.       Apiaceae
Ve.un.      Vesiculate conifer undif.   Bras.       Brassicaceae
Ep.tr.      Ephedra trifurca-type       Cary.       Caryophyllaceae
Ep.vi.      Ephedra viridis-type        Erio.       Eriogonum
Acer        Acer                        Euph.       Euphorbiaceae
Alnus       Alnus                       Faba.       Fabaceae
Arce.       Arceuthobium                Gili.       Gilia-type
Betula      Betula                      Onag.       Onagraceae
Celtis      Celtis                      Phlox       Phlox
Cerc.       Cercocarpus-type            Pole.       Polemonium
Frax.       Fraxinus                    Poly.       Polygonaceae
Frem.       Fremontodendron?            Sola.       Solanaceae
Holo.       Holodiscus-type             Thal.       Thalictrum
Popu.       Populus                     Unkn.       Unknown
Pote.       Potentilla                  Inde.       Indeterminate
Pter.       Pterocarya?                 Mono.       Monlete spores
Quer.       Quercus                     Tril.       Trilete spores
Rham.       Rhamnaceae                  Cype.       Cyperaceae
Rosa.       Rosaceae                    Myri.       Myriophyllum
Salix       Salix                       Ty.Sp.      Typha/Sparganium
Sh./E.      Shepherdia/Elaegnus         Pota.       Potamogeton
Symp.       Symphoricarpos/Lonicera     Rupp.       Ruppia
Ulmus       Ulmus                       Botr.       Botryococcus
                                        Pedi.       Pediastrum

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