Houston Health Department
Pollen and Mold: Wednesday, April 1, 2020
Houston pollen and mold count — All counts below are in cubic meter air
 TREE POLLEN HEAVY 442 |
WEED POLLEN MEDIUM 18 |
GRASS POLLEN HEAVY 34 |
MOLD SPORES MEDIUM 9,309 |
| The Major Tree Pollen Counted: | |||
| Acer (Maple) | 0 |
Morus (Mulberry) | 20 |
| Alnus (Alder) | 0 | Pinaceae (Pine) | 129 |
| Betula (Birch) | 2 | Platanus (Sycamore) | 8 |
| Carya (Hickory, Pecan) | 2 | Populus (Cottonwood) | 6 |
| Celtis (Hackberry) | 6 |
Quercus (Oak) | 253 |
| Corylus (Hazelnut) | 0 | Salix (Willow) | 6 |
| Cupressaceae (Cedar) | 0 | Tilia (Linden) | 0 |
| Fraxinus (Ash) | 6 | Ulmus (Elm) | 0 |
| Juglans (Walnut) | 0 | ||
| Liquidamber (Sweet Gum) | 0 | Other Tree Pollen/Unknown | 4 |
| The Major Weed Pollen Counted: | |||
| Ambrosia (Ragweed) | 0 |
Plantago (Plantain) | 4 |
| Artemeisia (Sage) | 0 | Rumex (Sheep Sorel) | 4 |
| Asteraceae (Aster) | 0 | Typha (Cattail) | 0 |
| Amaranthaceae (Amaranth) | 0 | Urticaceae (Nettle) | 0 |
| Cyperaceae(Sedge) | 8 |
Other Weed Pollen | 2 |
| The Major Mold Spores Counted: | |||
| Algae | 259 |
Oidium/Erysiphe | 34 |
| Alternaria | 643 | Penicillium/Aspergillus | 101 |
| Ascospores | 4,252 | Periconia | 0 |
| Basidiospores | 643 |
Pithomyces | 0 |
| Cercospora | 52 |
Rusts | 255 |
| Cladosporium | 3,438 |
Smuts/Myxomycetes | 149 |
| Curvularia | 6 |
Spegazzinia | 4 |
| Dreshslera/Helminthosporium | 14 |
Stemphilium | 6 |
| Epicoccum | 26 | Tetraploa | 2 |
| Nigrospora | 6 | Torula | 4 |
| *The next Pollen and Mold Spore Count report will be on Thursday, April 2, 2020* | |||
| Recorded message is available at 713-247-5846. Information about air quality is available by calling 832-393-5612. |
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| For additional information, email to: pollen.mold@houstontx.gov or call 832-393-3920. | |||
| We are a pollen and mold count AAAAI-certified station. |