Pollination by Flotation (IMAGE)

Brown University

Pollination by Flotation

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Some conifers still have buoyant pollen that, upon contact with an emitted droplet, float up into a downward facing ovule. The mechanism has been evolving out of existence.

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Patrick Knopf

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