Sitka Alder Catkins
Male catkins of the Sitka alder on a summer afternoon at the very top of Snoqualmie Pass at the edge of Gold Creek Pond. These unlikely looking flowers supply the pollen that will pollenate the nearby cone-like female catkins - not with insect pollinators, but by the wind!
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- © 2013
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- Contained in galleries
- Deciduous Trees (Hardwoods)
