Pollen dispersal by wind, showing the male flowers (catkins) of the Italian alder tree Alnus cordata. The photo shows a shower of pollen falling from

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Pollen dispersal by wind, showing the male flowers (catkins) of the Italian alder tree Alnus cordata. The photo shows a shower of pollen falling from the catkins in a moderate wind.

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Size: 3283px × 4206px
Photo credit: © DR JEREMY BURGESS/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: alder, alnus, botany, catkin, cordata, fever, hay, hayfever, italian, nature, plant, plants, plume, pollen, pollination, reproduction, reproductive, shower, type, wind, windborne