Episode 10: Pollen Facts #2 and Tulip Mania

 

This week Daniel shares part two of his two part series: Fun Facts About Pollen. It includes a discussion of the ways that pollen moves from anther to stigma and the various organisms that collect and consume pollen (including humans!).

Casey talks about tulips. She covers Tulip Mania, a mosaic virus that gives tulip petals their stripes, a very expensive tulip, and more.

A painting of the Semper Augustus, history’s most expensive tulip (via wikimedia commons)

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This episode aired on Radio Boise in April 2018 and featured music by Toy Zoo.

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