A small part of a dehiscent Hazel (Corylus avellana) flower, colloquially known as 'lambs tails' shedding its pollen as a fine yellow air-borne powder

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A small part of a dehiscent Hazel (Corylus avellana) flower, colloquially known as 'lambs tails' shedding its pollen as a fine yellow air-borne powder. Since Hazel flowers very early in the year, often January to early March when pollinating insects are scarce, it relies solely on wind and air currents to scatter its pollen to fertilise female flowers elsewhere on the tree. A wet period during the flowering season will usually mean a poor crop of hazel nuts later in the year. Field of view (horizontal field width) 2 millimetres.

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Keywords: anther, avellana, botanical, botany, catkin, corylus, dust, flora, flower, hazel, lambs, male, nature, pollen, tails, yellow