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Birch Pollen

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Betula spp., Paper Birch, pollen is about 27 to 30 micrometers in diameter. It is triporate with a pore cavity formed
by a separtation between the endexine and ektexine. The surface of the grain is psilate. Birch is a prolific pollenater.