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05-31-2009, 05:26 PM
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white flowers/pollen that floats like crazy
New to the ABQ, but have noticed quite a bit of this white, for lack of better words "flowery", probally a pollen that floats around, especially when windy quite a bit. it remind me of those white dandelion flowers you'd pick as a kid and blow til you just had the stem. I always see quite a bit on the west side, down coors, etc.....what the heck is it?
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05-31-2009, 05:32 PM
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Green please!
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Cottonwood maybe.
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05-31-2009, 05:33 PM
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There might be several depending on description size etc. Could be from the cottonwood tree, native to the area, like pulled out cotton balls an inch or two across?
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05-31-2009, 05:33 PM
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From cottonwoods?
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05-31-2009, 05:42 PM
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thats what i was kind of thinking (cottonwood), i was trying to image search online compared to what i see......yeah, its like 1-2 inches in diameter.....light, seems to be when you see it, you see a lot of it floating......still new to the area, and am trying to figure the area out re: allergies/pollen. i'll take this over the santa ana wind conditions in cali.....
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06-01-2009, 05:51 PM
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cottonwood came to mind for me too
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06-01-2009, 06:29 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by onyxnremy
thats what i was kind of thinking (cottonwood), i was trying to image search online compared to what i see......yeah, its like 1-2 inches in diameter.....light, seems to be when you see it, you see a lot of it floating......still new to the area, and am trying to figure the area out re: allergies/pollen. i'll take this over the santa ana wind conditions in cali.....
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Go to this page which has a lot of pollen information for the Albuquerque area:
Pollen - Air Quality - City of Albuquerque
Good luck, Achooo
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06-01-2009, 06:56 PM
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yeah, i had checked that website 1st.....but was trying to put the visual with the data...gotta run to walgreens and get a good otc allergy med
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06-01-2009, 11:15 PM
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If there is a lot of it, and it is definitely noticable, it is cotton from the cottonwood trees.
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