ABSTRACT
Pollen morphology is one of the most important and fundamental branches of palynology. Proper identification of pollen and spores both of living and fossil plants is a prerequisite for exploiting their applications. Pollen morphology is the principle tool used for correct identification. Various features of pollen are studied in pollen morphology. Some of these pollen morphological characters are: symmetry, size and shape, pollen wall, exine stratification, ornamentation, furrows/grooves and apertures. Pollen grains, when mature and dehisced, show a range of size, shape and even colour. Colour requires the pollen to be seen en masse, for example the pollen of Willow is yellow, Dandelion is orange and Willow Herb/Fireweed is grey. The shape of pollen grains is, like size, variable: round, oval, long or triangular, semicircular, and boat shaped.
