Male pine cones of Pinus sylvestris releasing a cloud of pollen into the air. These pollen grains are winged which enables them to disperse by wind.

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Keywords: botany, cone, dispersal, dispersed, male, nature, pine, pinus, plant, plants, pollen, reproduction, reproductive, sylvestris, type, wind, windborne