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   Frank GardenStew Founder Staff Member Administrator

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   Here are some amazing extreme slow motion videos of dogwoods flowers (Cornus canadensis) launching their pollen.
   
   http://www.williams.edu/biology/explodi ... ovies.html
   
   Very cool! 8)

    

   Frank, May 6, 2006

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   eileen Resident Taxonomist Staff Member Moderator Plants Contributor

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   Now that is really amazing!!! I have dogwood in the garden and didn't realise they projected their pollen in such a way. Thanks for the link Frank, as you say, very cool.

    

   eileen, May 6, 2006

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