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From: Tom Ogren
(Sun Feb 15 20:22:46 2004)
These are male flowers on a male willow tree. All willow (Salix) species are separate sexed. Willows are amphipilous, i.e. they are pollinated by both insects and the wind. Willow pollen is, on a grain per grain basis, quite allergenic. Only male willows shed pollen.
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