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Image Title: Pollination drops inside an ovulate cone of Sequoiadendron
Image Credit: T. Takaso, University of Victoria
AJB Editor: Karl Niklas, Cornell University
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Pollination drops inside an ovulate cone of Sequoiadendron. These drops persist undisturbed during wet periods, since a water sheet forms on the wettable cone surface. Pollen capture resumes immediately after the cone dries.

Link to the AJB Abstract for the article:

Ovulate cone, pollination drop, and pollen capture in Sequoiadendron (Taxodiaceae)

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