Houston Health Department
Pollen and Mold: Tuesday, March 21, 2023
Houston pollen and mold count — All counts below are in cubic meter air
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The Major Tree Pollen Counted: | |||
Acer (Maple) | 16 |
Morus (Mulberry) | 2 |
Alnus (Alder) | 0 | Pinaceae (Pine) | 22 |
Betula (Birch) | 4 | Platanus (Sycamore) | 20 |
Carya (Hickory, Pecan) | 8 | Populus (Cottonwood) | 0 |
Celtis (Hackberry) | 6 |
Quercus (Oak) | 433 |
Corylus (Hazelnut) | 0 | Salix (Willow) | 0 |
Cupressaceae (Cedar) | 12 | Tilia (Linden) | 0 |
Fraxinus (Ash) | 70 | Ulmus (Elm) | 0 |
Juglans (Walnut) | 0 | ||
Liquidamber (Sweet Gum) | 4 | Other Tree Pollen/Unknown | 6 |
The Major Weed Pollen Counted: | |||
Ambrosia (Ragweed) | 0 |
Plantago (Plantain) | 2 |
Artemeisia (Sage) | 0 |
Rumex (Sheep Sorel) | 2 |
Asteraceae (Aster) | 0 | Typha (Cattail) | 0 |
Amaranthaceae (Amaranth) | 0 |
Urticaceae (Nettle) | 0 |
Cyperaceae (Sedge) | 0 |
Other Weed Pollen | 0 |
The Major Mold Spores Counted: | |||
Algae | 117 |
Oidium/Erysiphe | 0 |
Alternaria | 4 |
Penicillium/Aspergillus | 0 |
Ascospores | 1,306 | Periconia | 2 |
Basidiospores | 200 | Pithomyces | 4 |
Cercospora | 0 | Rusts | 6 |
Cladosporium | 723 | Smuts/Myxomycetes | 44 |
Curvularia | 4 | Spegazzinia | 0 |
Dreshslera/Helminthosporium | 4 |
Stemphilium | 0 |
Epicoccum | 4 | Tetraploa | 0 |
Nigrospora | 2 | Torula | 12 |
*The next Pollen and Mold Spore Count report will be on Wednesday, March 22, 2023* | |||
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. |